Dadusha (reigned c. 1800–1779 BC) was one of the kings of the central Mesopotamian city Eshnunna, located in the Diyala Valley. He was the son of the...
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gains. Naram-Sin was also the one that forced Shamshi-Adad I into exile. Dadusha, king of Eshnunna, launched an offensive against Shamshi-Adad I. However...
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Lipit-Ishtar of Isin. The Laws of Eshnunna (written by Bilalama or by Dadusha). Another collection, which Martha Roth calls the "Laws of X", but which...
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victory stele which states that Dadusha gave the lands to Shamshi-Adad I. Shamshi-Adad I later turned against Dadusha by attacking cities including Shaduppum...
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of "Mighty King" (šarum dannum). The Eshnunnan kings Ipiq-Adad II and Dadusha even adopted the title šar kiššatim for themselves, signifying a struggle...
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in keeping his enemies in check. To Ishme-Dagan I's south was the King Dadusha of Eshnunna. To Ishme-Dagan I's east were the warlike, nomadic, pastoral...
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of cities that were conquered by Shamshi-Adad of Upper Mesopotamia and Dadusha of Eshnunna during their campaign against the land of Qabra. Shamshi-Adad...
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Ur-du-kuga c. 1830–1828 BC Warad-Sin c. 1834–1823 BC Irdanene uncertain Dadusha uncertain Suen-magir c. 1827–1817 BC Rim-Sin I c. 1822–1763 BC Apil-Sin...
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an important role in the Diyala basin, for example in an inscription of Dadusha of Eshnunna enumerating the major deities of his kingdom he is listed directly...
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in ancient Mesopotamia. He reigned c. 1779–1765 BC). He was the son of Dadusha and nephew of Naram-Suen of Eshnunna. He conquered the cities of Diniktum...
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but Goetze maintained that tablet B was originated under the reign of Dadusha. The text of the prologue is broken at the point where the ruler who promulgated...
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valley along the Khabur River. He was a sometime ally, sometime enemy of Dadusha of Eshnunna (whose second year name was "Year in which Dadusza defeated...
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millennium BCE as well. The king of Arbela defeated by Dadusha of Eshnunna, an event celebrated on the Dadusha Stele, had the theophoric name Būnu-Ištar. Cultic...
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victory stele which states that Dadusha gives the lands to Shmshi-Adad I. Shamshi-Adad I later turned against Dadusha by attacking cities including Shaduppum...
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cuneiform tablets were found. It dates to the reigns of Eshnunna rulers like Dadusha (c. 1800–1779 BC) and Ibal-pi-el II (c. 1779–1765 BC). This layer was destroyed...
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indicates they were regarded as underworld deities. An inscription of king Dadusha of Eshnunna indicates that Tishpak was regarded as one of the major gods...
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Ekallatum, under Shamshi-Adad I (c. 1808–1776 BC) and Eshnunna, under Dadusha (c. 1800–1779 BC) and then occupied by Shamshi-Adad I (after a long siege)...
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seized Rapiqum, the dwelling place of Nin-azu". A year name of later ruler Dadusha of Eshnunna reads "Year in which the daughter of the king was married in...
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