| Tura-Dagan 𒌅𒊏𒀭𒁕𒃶 | |
|---|---|
| Military governor of Mari | |
 Statue of Tura-Dagan, Shakkanakku of Mari. Originally from Mari (c. 2071–2051 BCE). Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul.[1] | |
| Reign | c.2075–2050 BCE |
| Predecessor | Ili-Ishar |
| Successor | Puzur-Ishtar (son) |
| Dynasty | Shakkanakku dynasty |
Mari
Location of Mari, where Tura-Dagan ruled.
Tura-Dagan (𒌅𒊏𒀭𒁕𒃶, Tu-ra-Dda-gan, c. 2075–2050 BCE) was a ruler of the city of Mari, northern Mesopotamia, after the fall of the Akkadian Empire. He was son of Apil-Kin, and brother of Ili-Ishar.[2] He held the title of Shakkanakku (military governor), which was borne by all the princes of a dynasty who reigned at Mari in the late third millennium and early second millennium BC. These kings were the descendants of the military governors appointed by the kings of Akkad.[3] He was contemporary of the Third Dynasty of Ur, and probably their vassal.[4]
He had a son, who succeeded him, named Puzur-Ishtar.
- ^ Per Museum of the Ancient Orient item notice
- ^ Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-134-78796-8.
- ^ Louvre. "The Statuette of Iddi-Ilum," Department of Near Eastern Antiquities: Mesopotamia. Accessed December 1, 2014. http://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/statuette-iddi-ilum
- ^ Unger, Merrill F. (2014). Israel and the Aramaeans of Damascus: A Study in Archaeological Illumination of Bible History. Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-62564-606-4.