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Puzur-Ishtar
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Puzur-Ishtar (๐๐ญ๐น๐ฏ, Puzur4-Eลก4-tรกr,[1][2] c. 2050โ2025 BCE) was a ruler of the city of Mari, northern Mesopotamia, after the fall of the Akkadian Empire. He was contemporary of the Third Dynasty of Ur, and probably their vassal.[3]
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Puzur-Ishtar ๐๐ญ๐น๐ฏ | |
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Military governor of Mari | |
![]() The Statue of Puzur-Ishtar, Former Governor of Mari. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul. | |
Reign | c. 2050โ2025 BCE |
Predecessor | Tura-Dagan |
Successor | Hitlal-Erra |
Dynasty | Shakkanakku dynasty |
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"Mari, Governor Puzur-Ishtar"
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Mari-ki Puzur-Ishtar Shakkanakku
(Puzur-Ishtar statue inscription)
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Mari-ki Puzur-Ishtar Shakkanakku
(Puzur-Ishtar statue inscription)
He had several sons, who succeeded him, Hitlal-Erra and Hanun-Dagan.