Ishme-Dagan

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Ishme-Dagan
King of Isin
King of Sumer
Papiermuseum Basel 2008 (1).jpg
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).
Reignfl. c. 1889 BC — c. 1871 BC
PredecessorIddin-Dagān
SuccessorLipit-Ištar
AkkadianIšme-Dagān
HouseFirst Dynasty of Isin
FatherIddin-Dagān

Ishme-Dagan (Akkadian: