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Ilulu
Ilulu
King of Akkad; King of Sumer;
King of the Akkadian Empire
Reign	c. 2190-2189 BC
Predecessor	Nanum
Successor	Dudu

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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

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

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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]]}}
-{{infobox monarch
+{{infobox royalty
 | name = Ilulu
-| title = King of [[Akkad]]
+| title = {{unbulleted list
+   | [[King of Akkad]]
-| reign = c. 2126 &nbsp;BC
+   | [[King of Sumer]]
+ }}
+| reign = c. 2190-2189 &nbsp;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 the fourth of four rivals ([[Igigi (Akkadian King)|Igigi]], [[Imi]], [[Nanum (king)|Nanum]], and Ilulu) vying to be king of the [[Akkadian Empire]] during a three-year period following the death of [[Shar-kali-sharri]]. He was succeeded by [[Dudu of Akkad|Dudu]], the first king to hold power in [[Akkad]] for more than a few years since the death of Shar-Kali-Sharri, after a reign of less than a year.<ref>{{Cite Book |title=The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character |author=Samuel Noah Kramer |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=iY9xp4pLp88C&printsec=frontcover&dq=the+sumerians+Samuel+Noah+Kramer&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=the%20sumerians%20Samuel%20Noah%20Kramer&f=false |publisher=[[University of Chicago Press]] |isbn=0 226 45238 7}}</ref>
+'''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 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>
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 ==See also==
+*[[History of Mesopotamia]]
-{{Portal|Ancient Near East}}
+*[[List of Mesopotamian dynasties]]
-*[[Igigi (Akkadian King)|Igigi]]
-*[[Imi]]
-*[[Nanum (king)|Nanum]]
-*[[Dudu of Akkad|Dudu]]
+{{Early Rulers of Mesopotamia}}
-{{Sumerian rulers}}
-[[Category:Sumerian rulers]]
+[[Category:22nd-century BC kings of Akkad]]
 [[Category:Akkadian people]]