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Manishtushu
| Ancient Mesopotamia |
|---|
 |
| Euphrates · Tigris |
| Cities / Empires |
| Sumer: Uruk · Ur · Eridu |
| Kish · Lagash · Nippur |
| Akkadian Empire: Akkad |
| Babylon · Isin · Susa |
| Assyria: Assur · Nineveh |
| Dur-Sharrukin · Nimrud |
| Babylonia · Chaldea |
| Elam · Amorites |
| Hurrians · Mitanni |
| Kassites · Urartu |
| Chronology |
| Kings of Sumer |
| Kings of Assyria |
| Kings of Babylon |
| Language |
| Aramaic |
| Sumerian · Akkadian |
| Elamite · Hurrian |
| Mythology |
| Enûma Elish |
| Gilgamesh · Marduk |
Manishtushu was a king of the Akkadian Empire from 2276 to 2261 BCE.
He was the son of Sargon of Akkad and the father of Naram-sin. He was preceded by his younger brother Rimush, was assassinated by his own court, and was succeeded by Naram-sin.
Accomplishments
- Sailed a fleet down the Tigris River that eventually traded with 37 other nations as well as plundered silver mines.
| History of
Sumer: Notable Rulers of Sumer |
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|---|---|
| Legendary Kings: | Alulim Dumuzid Ziusudra |
| First Dynasty of Kish: | Etana Enmebaragesi |
| First Dynasty of Uruk: | Enmerkar Lugalbanda Gilgamesh |
| First Dynasty of Ur: | Meskalamdug Mesannepada Puabi |
| Dynasty of Adab: | Lugal-Anne-Mundu |
| Third Dynasty of Kish: | Kubaba |
| Second Dynasty of Uruk: | Enshakushanna |
| First Dynasty of Lagash: | Ur-Nanshe Eannatum En-anna-tum I Entemena Urukagina |
| Third Dynasty of Uruk: | Lugal-Zage-Si |
| Dynasty of Akkad: | Sargon Enheduanna Manishtushu Naram-Sin Shar-Kali-Sharri Dudu Shu-turul |
| Second Dynasty of Lagash: | Puzer-Mama Gudea |
| Fifth Dynasty of Uruk: | Utu-hegal |
| Third Dynasty of Ur: | Ur-Nammu Shulgi Amar-Sin Shu-Sin Ibbi-Sin |
| Preceded by Rimush |
King of Akkad c. 2270–2255 BC |
Succeeded by Naram-Sin |
| Preceded by Rimush |
King of Kish, Uruk, Lagash, and Umma c. 2270–2255 BC |
Succeeded by Naram-Sin |
| Preceded by Rimush |
Overlord of Elam c. 2270–2255 BC |
Succeeded by Naram-Sin |
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