Kudur-Mabuk

Kudur-Mabuk 𒆪𒁺𒌨𒈠𒁍𒊌; (ku-du-ur-ma-bu-uk) was a high official in the ancient Near East city-state of Larsa. He first comes to light in the reign of Sin-Iddinam, when he was in Mashkan-shapir, in the Emutbal province of Larsa which was in the northern part of the kingdom of Larsa and is not mentioned after the 8th year of Rim-Sin I and presumed to have died at that point. His sons Warad-Sin and Rim-Sin I were kings of Larsa. Late in the reign of Warad-Sin he became governor of Emutbal. Though never a ruler he wielded much power in the region with titles like "Father of the Amorite land" (ad.da.kur.mar.tu) and "Father of Emutbala" (ad.da-e-mu-ut-ba-la). He was responsible for the restoration and rebuilding of a number of prominent buildings including the Eeškite shrine for Nanna, the Egabura for Ningubalag, Ekuga for Nergal, Ekituššatenbi for Zababa, and Etilmun for Inana as well as the Nanna-ḫul canal. He also led a number of military campaigns for Larsa, especially during the reign of Rim-Sin I. He restored Maškān-šāpir and Kār-Šamaš to Larsa and have smitten the army of Kazallu and Mutiabal in Larsa (and) Emutbala’ and to have "seized Kazallu, torn down its wall, (and) made it submit"."Kudur-Mabuk, father of the Amorite land, son of Simti-šilḫak, the one who repaid favor for the Ebabbar (temple), who smote the army of Kazallu and Muti-abal in Larsa (and) Yamutbal, who by decree of the gods Nanna and Utu seized Kazallu, tore down its wall, (and) made it submit – at that time, for the god Nergal, his lord, having (established) partnership, he built Emetegira, his residence of valor, filled with radiance and fearsome splendor, for his own life and for the life of Warad-Sîn, his son, king of Larsa."