# Iddi-ilum

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King of Mari

Iddi-ilum 𒄿𒋾𒀭 Statue of Iddi-Ilum King of Mari Reign c. 2091 - c. 2085 BC Predecessor Apil-kin Successor Ili-Ishar Died c. 2085 BC Dynasty Shakkanakku dynasty

Mari

Location of Mari

**Iddi-ilum**, also **Iddi-El** or **Iddin-El** (𒄿𒋾𒀭, *i-ti-ilum*; died c. 2085 BC),[1] was a military governor, or *[Shakkanakku](/source/Shakkanakku)*, of the ancient city-state of [Mari](/source/Mari%2C_Syria) in eastern [Syria](/source/Syria), following the conquest, the destruction and the control of the city by [Akkad](/source/Akkadian_Empire).[2]

Iddi-ilum was contemporary of the [Third Dynasty of Ur](/source/Third_Dynasty_of_Ur), and probably their vassal.[3]

His headless statue, the *[Statue of Iddi-Ilum](/source/Statue_of_Iddi-Ilum)* was discovered at the [Royal Palace of Mari](/source/Royal_Palace_of_Mari) during excavations directed by [French](/source/French_people) archaeologist [André Parrot](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Parrot). The statue was made of [soapstone](/source/Soapstone) and bears an inscription identifying the figure and dedicating it to the goddess [Ishtar](/source/Ishtar) or [Inanna](/source/Inanna). The statue is now displayed at the [Musée du Louvre](/source/Mus%C3%A9e_du_Louvre) in [Paris](/source/Paris).[4]

The inscription on the statue reads:

"Iddi-ilum, Shakkanakku of Mari, for the goddess [Ishtar](/source/Ishtar) dedicated a statue of himself. As for the one who removes this inscription, may the goddess Ishtar destroy his progeny"

— Inscription on the statue of Iddi-ilum.[5][6]

## Statue of Iddi-ilum

Main article: [Statue of Iddi-Ilum](/source/Statue_of_Iddi-Ilum)

		- The inscription on the bottom of the statue (front)

		- The inscription on the bottom of the statue (back)

		- "Country of Mari" ([Cuneiform](/source/Cuneiform): 𒈠𒌷𒆠, *Mari-ki*), on the statue of Iddi-Ilum

Apil-kin of Mari Regnal titles Preceded by Apil-kin King of Mari c. 2091 - c. 2085 BC Succeeded by Ili-Ishar

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). [*Who's Who in the Ancient Near East*](https://books.google.com/books?id=nAGFAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA76). Routledge. p. 76. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-134-78796-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-134-78796-8).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C.*](https://books.google.com/books?id=gr5BgOwEJicC&pg=PA30) Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2008. p. 30. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-58839-295-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-58839-295-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Unger, Merrill F. (2014). [*Israel and the Aramaeans of Damascus: A Study in Archaeological Illumination of Bible History*](https://books.google.com/books?id=qw6vCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA5). Wipf and Stock Publishers. p. 5. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-62564-606-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-62564-606-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-louvre_4-0)** Claire, Iselin. ["The Statuette of Iddi-Ilum"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150216193353/http://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/statuette-iddi-ilum). [Musée du Louvre](/source/Mus%C3%A9e_du_Louvre). Archived from [the original](http://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/statuette-iddi-ilum) on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C.*](https://books.google.com/books?id=gr5BgOwEJicC&pg=PA30) Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2008. p. 30. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-58839-295-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-58839-295-4).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** THUREAU-DANGIN, F. (1937). "Inscriptions Votives de Mari". *Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale*. **34** (4): 172–176. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0373-6032](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0373-6032). [JSTOR](/source/JSTOR_(identifier)) [23284118](https://www.jstor.org/stable/23284118).

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