Ikunum
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Ikunum was a king
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...

 of Assyria
Assyria
Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...

 between 1867 BC to 1860 BC and the son of Ilushuma
Ilushuma
Ilushuma was the king of Assyria ca. 1945–1906 BC. He was a powerful king who is best known for founding colonies in Asia Minor and leading an Assyrian army and raiding into southern Mesopotamia, attacking the Sumerian state of Isin and other states. Two of his sons went on to become kings: Erishum...

.

Reign

He built a temple for the god Ninkigal., strengthened the fortifications of the city of Assur
Assur
Assur , was one of the capitals of ancient Assyria. The remains of the city are situated on the western bank of river Tigris, north of the confluence with the tributary Little Zab river, in modern day Iraq, more precisely in the Al-Shirqat District .Assur is also...

and maintained commercial colonies in Asia Minor.

Limmu officials by year

The 15 annual limmu officials from the year of accession of Ikunum to his death. BC dates are based on a date of 1833 BC for the recorded solar eclipse in the limmu of Puzur-Ištar.

1920 Buzi son of Adad-rabi

1919 Šuli son of Šalmah

1918 Iddin-Suen son of Šalmah

1917 Ikunum son of Šudaya

1916 Dan-Wer son of Ahu-ahi

1915 Šu-Anum from Nerabtim

1914 Il-massu son of Aššur-ṭab

1913 Šu-Hubur son of Šuli

1912 Idua son of Ṣulili

1911 Laqip son of Puzur-Laba

1910 Šu-Anum the hapirum

1909 Uku son of Bila

1908 Aššur-malik son of Panaka

1907 Dan-Aššur son of Puzur-Wer

1906 Šu-Kubum son of Ahu-ahi

1905 Irišum son of Iddin-Aššur
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