| Dudu | |
|---|---|
 "Dudu the Great King of Akkad" đșđș đđ đ đđ”đđ du-du da-num lugal a-ga-de3{ki} on an alabaster vase fragment, Louvre Museum AO 6773.[1] | |
| King of the Akkadian Empire | |
| Reign | c. 2189 BC â 2169 BC |
| Predecessor | Ilulu |
| Successor | Shu-turul |
| Issue | Shu-turul |
Dudu (Sumerian: đșđș, du-du) was a 22nd-century BC king of the Akkadian Empire, who reigned for 21 years c. 2189-2169 BC according to the Sumerian king list. Unlike his two predecessors Naram-Sin and Shar-Kali-Sharri he was not deified.[2]
- ^ Thureau-Dangin, F. (François) (1918). La chronologie des dynasties de Sumer et d'Accad. Paris : Leroux. p. 63.
- ^ Steinkeller, Piotr, "The Divine Rulers of Akkade and Ur: Toward a Definition of the Deification of Kings in Babylonia", History, Texts and Art in Early Babylonia: Three Essays, Berlin, Boston: De Gruyter, pp. 107-157, 2017