Ishme-Dagan

king of Assyria

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history of Assyria

  • Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history
    In history of Mesopotamia: Early history of Assyria

    …the older of the two, Ishme-Dagan, succeeded his father on the throne. Through the archive of correspondence in the palace at Mari, scholars are particularly well informed about Shamshi-Adad’s reign and many aspects of his personality. Shamshi-Adad’s state had a common border for some time with the Babylonia of Hammurabi.…

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