Ishqi-Mari
| Ishqi-Mari 𒅖𒄄𒈠𒌷 | |
|---|---|
Statue of Ishqi-Mari, Aleppo National Museum. Here seen at an exhibition in the Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris in 2014. | |
| King of Mari | |
| Reign | c. 2350 - c. 2330 BC |
| Died | c. 2330 BC |
Ishqi-Mari or Ishgi-Mari (𒅖𒄄𒈠𒌷 iš11-gi4-ma-rí; died c. 2330 BC), previously read Lamgi-Mari, was a King of the second Mariote kingdom. He is one of three Mari kings known from archaeology, Ikun-Shamash probably being the oldest one. The third king is Iku-Shamagan, also known from an inscribed statue.
In their inscriptions, these Mari kings used a dialect of the Akkadian language, whereas their Sumerian contemporaries to the south used the Sumerian language.
It is thought that Ishqi-Mari was the last king of Mari before the conquest and the destruction of Mari by the Akkadian Empire under Sargon c. 2330 BC.