Kun-Damu

Kun-Damu (also Qum-Damu; fl. c. 2400 BC) was a king (Malikum) of the first Eblaite kingdom ruling c. 2400 BC.^[1] The king's name is translated as "Arise, O Damu".^{[note 1][3]} Kun-Damu is attested in the archives of Ebla dated two generations after his reign.^[4][5] According to Alfonso Archi, he was a contemporary of Saʿumu of Mari.^[4] The archives of Ebla records the defeat of Mari in the 25th century BC, and based on the estimations for his reign, Kun-Damu might be the Eblaite king who inflicted this defeat upon Mari.^[4] Aleppo might have came under the rule of Ebla during his reign.^[6] Following his death, he was deified and his cult was attested in Ebla for at least 30 years after his reign.^[7]

King Kun-Damu of Ebla
Regnal titles
Preceded by Possibly Eshar-Malik	King of Ebla c. 2400 BC	Succeeded by Possibly Adub-Damu

Kun-Damu
King of Ebla
Reign	c. 2400 BC
Predecessor	Possibly Eshar-Malik
Successor	Possibly Adub-Damu

See also

• Eblaite-Mariote war

Notes

1. Damu was probably an old Semitic deity and not identical with the Sumerian Damu.^[2]