Dudu (king)
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Dudu was a king of Akkad
who reigned for 21 years. He became king and ended the period of relative anarchy (ca. 21st century BC
) that had followed the death of Shar-Kali-Sharri
. He was succeeded by his son Shu-turul
.
Akkad
The Akkadian Empire was an empire centered in the city of Akkad and its surrounding region in Mesopotamia....
who reigned for 21 years. He became king and ended the period of relative anarchy (ca. 21st century BC
21st century BC
The 21st century BC is a century which lasted from the year 2100 BC to 2001 BC.- Events :Note: all dates from this long ago should be regarded as either approximate or conjectural; there are no absolutely certain dates, and multiple competing reconstructed chronologies, for this time period.* c....
) that had followed the death of Shar-Kali-Sharri
Shar-Kali-Sharri
Shar-Kali-Sharri was a king of the Akkadian Empire.According to the Sumerian king list, he was the son of Naram-sin and reigned for 25 years - around 2100 BC...
. He was succeeded by his son Shu-turul
Shu-turul
Shu-turul was a king of Akkad from ca. 2233 to 2218 BC. He was preceded by his father Dudu. He was the last king of Akkad according to the Sumerian king list. Akkad was conquered and the capital was moved back to Uruk at the end of his reign....
.
See also
- History of SumerHistory of SumerThe history of Sumer, taken to include the prehistoric Ubaid and Uruk periods, spans the 5th to 3rd millennia BC, ending with the downfall of the Third Dynasty of Ur around 2004 BC, followed by a transition period of Amorite states before the rise of Babylonia in the 18th century BC. The first...
- Akkadian Empire
- Sumerian king listSumerian king listThe Sumerian King List is an ancient manuscript originally recorded in the Sumerian language, listing kings of Sumer from Sumerian and neighboring dynasties, their supposed reign lengths, and the locations of "official" kingship...