Ishme-Dagan

For the Assyrian kings, see Ishme-Dagan I and Ishme-Dagan II.

Ishme-Dagan (Akkadian: 𒀭𒅖𒈨𒀭𒁕𒃶, ^Diš-me-^Dda-gan, Išme-Dagān;^[1] c. 1953-1935 BC (MC) was the 4th king of the First Dynasty of Isin, according to the "Sumerian King List" (SKL). Also according to the SKL: he was both the son and successor of Iddin-Dagān. Lipit-Ištar then succeeded Išme-Dagān. Išme-Dagān was one of the kings to restore the Ekur.

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  Stamped brick with the name of Ishme-Dagan, king of Isin, Isin-Larsa Period, from Ur, British Museum

Ishme-Dagan
King of Isin King of Sumer
Inscription of the name "Ishme-Dagan"
Reign	19 regnal years 1953-1935 BC (MC)
Predecessor	Iddin-Dagān
Successor	Lipit-Ištar
Akkadian	Išme-Dagān
House	First Dynasty of Isin
Father	Iddin-Dagān

Left: Cuneiform clay tablet. Old Babylonian, 1900-1700 BCE.
Right: Sumerian cuneiform "foundation stone". This clay cone was embedded in a wall, and contains the deed of foundation of the city walls of Isin (Tell Bahriyat) by king Ishme-Dagan of Isin (1953-1935 BCE).

See also

• Isin
• Sumer
• Amorites
• History of Sumer
• List of Mesopotamian dynasties