Hanun-Dagan

Hanun-Dagan (meaning "Dagan is merciful"),^[1] was the Shakkanakku and king (Lugal) of Mari reigning c. 2016-2008 BC.^[2] He was the brother of his predecessor Hitlal-Erra,^[3] and is recorded as the son of Shakkanakku Puzur-Ishtar on a seal discovered in the city.^[4] Although the title of Shakkanakku designated a military governor,^[5] the title holders in Mari were independent monarchs,^[6] and nominally under the vassalage of the Ur III dynasty.^[7] Some Shakkanakkus used the royal title Lugal in their votive inscriptions, while using the title of Shakkanakku in their correspondence with the Ur's court,^[8] and it is certain that Hanun-Dagan used the royal title.^[9]

Hanun-Dagan
Shakkanakku and king of Mari
Reign	c. 2016 – 2008 BC Middle Chronology
Predecessor	Hitlal-Erra
Shakkanakku and king of Mari

Hanun-Dagan was a contemporary of Ibbi-Sin of Ur,^[10] and is credited with renovating the Royal Palace of Mari.^[11] Unlike most of their predecessors who bore Akkadian names, both Hanun-Dagan and his brother Hitlal-Erra bore Amorite names,^[12] and seals in Mari records Hitlal-Erra as a military official under Puzur-Ishtar, leading Piotr Michalowski to suspect a coup that deposed the family of Puzur-Ishtar and replaced it with Hanun-Dagan's family.^[13] The succession of Shakkanakkus following Hanun-Dagan's reign is difficult to determine as the lists are full of gaps.^[10]

Shakkanakku Hanun-Dagan of Mari
Regnal titles
Preceded by Hitlal-Erra	Shakkanakku of Mari 2016-2008 BC	Succeeded by Isi-Dagan ?