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The list of kings of Ebla includes the known monarchs of Ebla who ruled three consecutive kingdoms. For the first kingdom's monarchs, tablets listing offerings to kings mention ten names,[1] and another list mentions 33 kings.[note 1][3][2] No kings are known from the second kingdom and all dates are estimates according to the Middle chronology.[4][5]

First Eblaite kingdom (c. 3100 – c. 2290 BC)

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# Depiction Ruler Succession Approx. date of reign Comments
1st Sakume Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 3100 BC[6]
  • The first king ruled approximately 660 years before the destruction of the first kingdom; the year 2400 was used by Robert R Stieglitz as the date of the destruction resulting in the year c. 3100 BC for the beginning of Sakume's reign[7]
2nd Su (.) (...) Unclear succession Uncertain
  • Name damaged[3]
3rd Ladau Unclear succession Uncertain
4th Abugar Unclear succession Uncertain
5th Namnelanu Unclear succession Uncertain
6th Dumudar Unclear succession Uncertain
7th Ibla Unclear succession Uncertain
8th Kulbanu Unclear succession Uncertain
9th Assanu Unclear succession Uncertain
10th Samiu Unclear succession Uncertain
11th Zialu Unclear succession Uncertain
Early Dynastic I period (c. 2900 – c. 2700 BC)
12th Enmanu Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2740 BC[4]
13th Namanu Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2720 BC[4]
Early Dynastic II period (c. 2700 – c. 2600 BC)
14th Da (.) (.) Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2700 BC[4]
  • Name damaged[3]
15th Sagisu Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2680 BC[4]
16th Dane'um Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2660 BC[4]
17th Ibbini-Lim Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2640 BC[4]
18th Ishrut-Damu Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2620 BC[4]
Early Dynastic IIIa period (c. 2600 – c. 2500 BC)
19th Isidu Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2600 BC[4]
20th Isrut-Halam Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2580 BC[4]
21st Iksud Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2560 BC[4]
22nd Talda-Lim Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2540 BC[4]
23rd Abur-Lim Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2520 BC[4]
Early Dynastic IIIb period (c. 2500 – c. 2400 BC)
24th Agur-Lim Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2500 BC[4]
25th Ib-Damu I Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2480 BC[4]
26th Baga-Damu Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2460 BC[4]
27th Enar-Damu Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2440 BC[4]
  • Amongst the most referenced deified kings in the offering lists[6]
28th Eshar-Malik Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2420 BC[4]
Proto-Imperial period (c. 2400 – c. 2290 BC)
29th Kun-Damu Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2400 BC[4]
30th Adub-Damu Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2380 BC[4]
31st Igrish-Halam Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2360 BC[4]
(12 years)[10]
32nd Irkab-Damu Son of Igrish-Halam Uncertain,
fl. c. 2340 BC[4]
(11 or 12 years)[11]
  • Died same year as Enna-Dagan of Mari[12]
33rd Isar-Damu Son of Irkab-Damu Uncertain,
fl. c. 2320 BC[4]
(35 years)[11]
  • His Queen was Tabur-Damu[13]
Ir'ak-Damu Son of Isar-Damu Uncertain

Second Eblaite kingdom (c. 2290 – c. 2030 BC)

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Ebla arose again for a time during the Ur III period (c. 2100 BC) though no ruler names are yet known. It may have been a vassal of Ur for a time.

Third Eblaite kingdom (c. 2030 – c. 1590 BC)

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# Depiction Ruler Succession Approx. date of reign Comments
Isin-Larsa period (c. 2025 – c. 1763 BC)
Igrish-Heba Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2000 BC[14]
Ibbit-Lim Son of Igrish-Heba Uncertain,
fl. c. 2000 – c. 1950 BC[15]
Ib-Damu II Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 2000 – c. 1750 BC[14]
Old Babylonian period (c. 1763 – c. 1590 BC)
Immeya Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 1750 – c. 1725 BC[16]
  • His grave is identified with the so-called "Tomb of the Lord of the Goats"[17]
Hammu(....) Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 1750 BC
  • A successor of Immeya, not necessarily the direct one, the name was damaged but probably Hammurabi[18]
Sir-Damu Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 1750 – c. 1600 BC[19]
Indilimma Son of Sir-Damu Uncertain,
fl. c. 1600 BC[20]
Memal...arri? (Maratewari) Unclear succession Uncertain,
fl. c. 1600 BC[14]
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  • Ibbit-Lim statue, dated to the third kingdom c. 2000 BC
    Ibbit-Lim statue, dated to the third kingdom c. 2000 BC
  • Seated ruler, dated to the third kingdom, exhibited at the Cleveland Museum of Art
    Seated ruler, dated to the third kingdom, exhibited at the Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Prince Maratewari (left), crown prince of king Indilimma
    Prince Maratewari (left), crown prince of king Indilimma

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Tablet TM.74.G.120 discovered by Alfonso Archi.[2]

Citations

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  1. ^ Bryce 2014, p. 16.
  2. ^ a b Stieglitz 2002, p. 218.
  3. ^ a b c d Stieglitz 2002, p. 219.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Hamblin 2006, p. 241.
  5. ^ Frayne 2008, p. 44.
  6. ^ a b Stieglitz 2002, p. 222.
  7. ^ Stieglitz 2002, p. 221.
  8. ^ Archi 2002, p. 25.
  9. ^ Dolce 2008, p. 68.
  10. ^ Frayne 2008, p. 3-16.
  11. ^ a b Archi 2011, p. 5.
  12. ^ Archi, Alfonso., "The Wars of Ebla at the Time of Minister Ibrium" Altorientalische Forschungen, vol. 48, no. 2, pp. 189-220, 2021
  13. ^ Biga, Maria Giovanna., "The Reconstruction of a Relative Chronology for the Ebla Texts.", Orientalia, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 345–67, 2003
  14. ^ a b c Archi 2015, p. 24.
  15. ^ Pettinato 1981, p. 27.
  16. ^ Aruz, Graff & Rakic 2013, p. 10.
  17. ^ Matthiae 2008, p. 35.
  18. ^ Matthiae 2010, p. 218.
  19. ^ Archi 2015, p. 20.
  20. ^ Matthiae 2006, p. 86.

Sources

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  • Alfonso Archi and Maria Giovanna Biga, "A Victory over Mari and the Fall of Ebla", Journal of Cuneiform Studies, vol. 55, pp. 1–44, 2003
  • Bryce, Trevor (2014). Ancient Syria: A Three Thousand Year History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-100292-2.
  • Hamblin, William J. (2006). Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-52062-6.
  • Pettinato, Giovanni (1981). The archives of Ebla: an empire inscribed in clay. Doubleday. ISBN 978-0-385-13152-0.
  • Aruz, Joan; Graff, Sarah B.; Rakic, Yelena, eds. (2013). Cultures in Contact: From Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean in the Second Millennium B.C. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-1-58839-475-0.
  • Matthiae, Paolo (2006). "The Archaic Palace at Ebla: A Royal Building between Early Bronze Age IVB and Middle Bronze Age I". In Gitin, Seymour; Wright, J. Edward; Dessel, J. P. (eds.). Confronting the Past: Archaeological and Historical Essays on Ancient Israel in Honor of William G. Dever. Eisenbrauns. ISBN 978-1-57506-117-7.
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  • Archi, Alfonso (2002). "Formation of the West Hurrian Pantheon: The Case Of Ishara". In Yener, K. Aslihan; Hoffner, Harry A.; Dhesi, Simrit (eds.). Recent Developments in Hittite Archaeology and History. Eisenbrauns. ISBN 978-1-57506-053-8.
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