ASHAK
/ AKCAK
City
State of Akshak / Akcak :
According
to the king list, Akshak defeated the Third Dynasty of Kish to
claim the kingship. Situated on the northern borders of Akkad,
it is sometimes identified with Babylonian Upi (Greek Opis). Its
exact location is uncertain, but it was probably near Eshnunna,
on the banks of the the River Diyala. It first appeared in written
records in about 2600 BC and during the period of its ascendancy,
in the twenty-fifth century BC, it was at war with Lagash.
This
is the twelfth set of entries on the Sumerian list comprising
kings 67-72. Six kings ruled for 99 / 116 years (Lists 1 &
2), or five kings ruled for 87 years (List 2). Here, List 1 is
primarily used, backed up by List 2 and List 3.
fl
c.2470 BC :
Zuzu?
: Possibly the same person as Urur, and placed at c.2417
BC.
c.2459
- 2429 BC :
Unzi
: Ruled for 30 years. A possible vassal of Ur (until
c.2445 BC?).
c.2429
- 2417 BC :
Undalulu
: Ruled for 12/6 years.
c.2417
- 2411 BC :
Urur
/ Zuzu? / Urur :
Ruled for 6 years.
Urur
leads the northern coalition against Eannatum of Lagash, but it
is defeated, routed, and chased to the gates of the city of Akshak.
Urur recognises the supremacy of Lagash.
![](Sumer_Lagash_Figurine02_full.jpg)
Akshak
was dominated by Lagash for a time, so figurines like this example
from Lagash dated to 2500 BC may well have been found in both
cities
c.2411
- 2391 BC :
Puzur-Nirah
/ Puzur-sahan
: Ruled for 20 years.
Akshak
presumably gains the kingship from Kish around this time.
c.2391
- 2367 BC :
Ishu-Il
/ Icu-Il
: Ruled for 24 years.
c.2367
- 2360 BC :
Shu-Sin
/ Cu-Suen
/ Gimil-Sin
: Son. Ruled for 7/24/14
years.
c.2360
BC :
The Fourth Dynasty of Kish reclaims the kingship.
c.2353
- 2330 BC :
Akshak
is captured by Lugalzaggesi of Umma, and presumably becomes a
vassal thereafter.
Source
:
https://www.historyfiles.co.uk/
KingListsMiddEast/Mesopotamia
Akshak.htm