| Rimush 𒌷𒈬𒍑 | |
|---|---|
 Stone jar fragment (BM 127340), with inscription mentioning king Rimush of Akkad, ca 2278-2270 BC. Inscription: "Rimush / LUGAL / KISH". From Tell Brak. British Museum[1] | |
| King of the Akkadian Empire | |
| Reign | c. 2279 BC – 2270 BC |
| Predecessor | Sargon of Akkad |
| Successor | Manishtushu |
| Dynasty | Dynasty of Akkad |
| Father | Sargon of Akkad |
| Mother | Tashlultum |
Rimush (or Rimuš, 𒌷𒈬𒍑 Ri-mu-uš) c. 2279–2270 BC (middle chronology) was the second king of the Akkadian Empire. He was the son of Sargon of Akkad and Queen Tashlultum. He was succeeded by his brother Manishtushu, and was an uncle of Naram-Sin of Akkad. Naram-Sin posthumously deified Sargon and Manishtushi but not his uncle.[2] His sister was Enheduana, considered the earliest known named author in world history.[3] Little is known about his brother Shu-Enlil. There was a city, Dur-Rimuš (Fortress of Rimush), located near Tell Ishchali and Khafajah. It was known to be a cult center of the storm god Adad.[4][5]
- ^ Inscription of Rimush from Tell Brak at British Museum
- ^ William W. Hallo, "Royal Titles from the Mesopotamian Periphery", Anatolian Studies 30, pp. 89–19, 1980
- ^ Helle, Sophus, "Enheduana’s World", Enheduana: The Complete Poems of the World's First Author, New Haven: Yale University Press, pp. 103-133, 2023 ISBN 9780300264173
- ^ Harris, Rivkah, "The Archive of the Sin Temple in Khafajah (Tutub)", Journal of Cuneiform Studies, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 31–58, 1955
- ^ Green, Alberto R. W., "Mesopotamia: The Land between Two Rivers", The Storm-God in the Ancient Near East, University Park, USA: Penn State University Press, pp. 8-88, 2003 ISBN 978-1-57506-069-9