Ishme-Dagan

Ishme-Dagan
(reigned ca. 1780-1741 b.c.)
   An early Amorite king of Assyria and the stronger and more capable of the two sons of King Shamshi-Adad. The latter placed Ishme-Dagan on the throne of the city-state of Ekallatum, and surviving letters exchanged between father and son suggest that Ishme-Dagan was an effective ruler and military leader. After Shamshi-Adad died, Ishme-Dagan inherited the Assyrian throne and wrote a letter to his brother, Iasmah-Adad, then ruling the city of Mari. "Say to Iasmah-Adad: Thus says Ishme-Dagan, your brother," the letter begins.
   I have ascended the throne of my father's house. This is why I have been extremely busy, and have not been able to send you news of my well-being. .. . You must not be anxious. Your throne is and will remain your throne. The gods Adad and Shamash I hold in my hand. . . . Let us swear a binding oath to each other . . . [and] maintain brotherly relationships with each other for all time.
   Unfortunately for the brothers, their remaining reigns were short. Iasmah-Adad was soon overthrown by the brother of a former ruler of Mari, and a few years later Ishme-Dagan's small Assyrian realm was absorbed by the Babylonians under King Hammurabi.
   See also: Assyrian Empire; Iasmah-Adad; Shamshi-Adad

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