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{{Short description|King of the Akkadian Empire}}
:''Not to be confused with the Sumerian ruler [[Elulu]].''
{{distinguish|text=Sumerian ruler [[Elulu]]}}
'''Ilulu''' or '''Elulu''', according to the [[Sumerian king list]], was one of four rivals vying to be king of the [[Akkadian Empire]], during a three year period after the death of [[Shar-kali-sharri]].
{{infobox royalty
| name = Ilulu
| title = {{unbulleted list
| [[King of Akkad]]
| [[King of Sumer]]
}}
| reign = c. 2190-2189  BC
| predecessor = [[Nanum (king)|Nanum]]
| successor = [[Dudu of Akkad|Dudu]]
|succession=King of the [[Akkadian Empire]]}}
'''Ilulu''' or '''Elulu''', according to the ''[[Sumerian King List]]'', was one of four rivals (the others being [[Igigi (Akkadian King)|Igigi]], [[Imi]], and [[Nanum (king)|Nanum]]) vying to be king of the [[Akkadian Empire]] during a three-year period following the death of [[Shar-kali-sharri]].<ref>[[Thorkild Jacobsen]], ''The Sumerian King List'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1939), pp.&nbsp;112-115</ref> This chaotic period came to an end when [[Dudu of Akkad|Dudu]] consolidated his power over the realm.


While there is virtually no surviving evidence dating from this short timespan, thought to correspond with the first [[Gutian]] inroads into Akkadian territory, it has been suggested that this Ilulu is to be identified as the same as the Gutian king [[Elulumesh]], also known from the kinglist.<ref>''The Near East: The Early Civilizations'', 1967, p. 119.</ref><ref>James G. MacQueen, ''Babylon'', 1964, p. 27.</ref>
While there is virtually no surviving evidence dating from this short timespan, thought to correspond with the first [[Gutian people|Gutian]] inroads into Akkadian territory, it has been suggested that this Ilulu is to be identified as the same as the Gutian king [[Elulmesh]], also known from the kinglist.<ref>''The Near East: The Early Civilizations'', 1967, p. 119.</ref><ref>James G. MacQueen, ''Babylon'', 1964, p. 27.</ref>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[History of Mesopotamia]]
{{Portal|Ancient Near East}}
*[[List of Mesopotamian dynasties]]
*[[Igigi (Akkadian King)|Igigi]]
*[[Imi]]
*[[Nanum (king)|Nanum]]


{{Early Rulers of Mesopotamia}}
{{Sumerian rulers}}


[[Category:22nd-century BC kings of Akkad]]
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Latest revision as of 23:46, 31 October 2023

Ilulu
King of the Akkadian Empire
Reignc. 2190-2189  BC
PredecessorNanum
SuccessorDudu

Ilulu or Elulu, according to the Sumerian King List, was one of four rivals (the others being Igigi, Imi, and Nanum) vying to be king of the Akkadian Empire during a three-year period following the death of Shar-kali-sharri.[1] This chaotic period came to an end when Dudu consolidated his power over the realm.

While there is virtually no surviving evidence dating from this short timespan, thought to correspond with the first Gutian inroads into Akkadian territory, it has been suggested that this Ilulu is to be identified as the same as the Gutian king Elulmesh, also known from the kinglist.[2][3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Thorkild Jacobsen, The Sumerian King List (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1939), pp. 112-115
  2. ^ The Near East: The Early Civilizations, 1967, p. 119.
  3. ^ James G. MacQueen, Babylon, 1964, p. 27.

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