Ishme-Dagan II

Ishme-Dagan II
Issi'ak Assur
King of Assur
Reignc. 1579–1564 BC[1]
PredecessorShamshi-Adad II
SuccessorShamshi-Adad III
IssueShamshi-Adad III
FatherShamshi-Adad II

Ishme-Dagan II or Išme-Dagān II, inscribed miš-me dda-gan and meaning “(the god) Dagan has heard,” was a rather obscure ruler of Assyria, sometime during the first half of the 16th century BC in the midst of a dark age (Edzard's "dunkles Zeitalter"), succeeding his father, Shamshi-Adad II, and in turn succeeded by Shamshi-Adad III from whose reign extant contemporary inscriptions resume. According to the Assyrian Kinglist, he reigned sixteen years.

  1. ^ McIntosh, Jane R. (2005). Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 355. ISBN 1-57607-965-1.