175:
31:
254:
He received pleas for help from kings threatened by
Shamshi-Adad's expansionist plans. But before Yahdunlim could move against Shamshi-Adad, he was assassinated in c. 1798 BC by his possible son
182:
Yahdun-Lim started his reign by subduing seven of his rebelling tribal leaders, and rebuilding the walls of Mari and Terqa in addition to building a new fort which he named Dur-Yahdun-Lim.
670:
473:
255:
261:
But according to
William J. Hamblin, Yahdun-Lim was killed in a battle with Shamshi-Adad ca 1796 BC. Shamshi-Adad then assigned his son
677:
629:
610:
589:
570:
549:
530:
458:
162:. Yahdunlim built Mari up to become one of the major powers of the region. He led a successful campaign to the coast of the
602:
Piety and
Politics: The Dynamics of Royal Authority in Homeric Greece, Biblical Israel, and Old Babylonian Mesopotamia
933:
408:
494:
620:
Pitard, Wayne T. (2001) . "Before Israel: Syria-Palestine in the Bronze Age". In Coogan, Michael David (ed.).
424:
322:
306:
357:
478:
389:
341:
373:
268:
In the chaos that followed, Shamshi-Adad advanced and annexed Mari. The war ended in a defeat for Mari.
115:
663:
584:. The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. Vol. 4. University of Toronto Press.
928:
923:
904:
448:
434:
418:
367:
335:
316:
227:, whose interests were threatened by the recently established alliance between Yahdun-Lim and
686:
504:
488:
402:
383:
351:
174:
293:
201:
56:
8:
125:
644:
625:
606:
585:
566:
545:
526:
454:
208:
120:
30:
600:
560:
240:
917:
163:
643:. Documenta et Monumenta Orientis Antiqui. Vol. 2 (2 ed.). Brill.
843:
794:
736:
721:
716:
648:
244:
231:. Yahdun-Lim defeated the Yamina but an open war with Yamhad was avoided.
899:
881:
855:
808:
801:
787:
262:
248:
151:
84:
22:
523:
The
Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia
871:
836:
760:
281:
190:
137:
74:
886:
829:
822:
741:
258:, who himself got assassinated two years after ascending the throne.
224:
89:
41:
731:
197:. After having established internal peace, he built a temple to the
815:
746:
271:
228:
159:
194:
155:
655:
278:, where he would remain as an exile until Shamshi-Adad's death.
284:
of
Carchemish may also be sometimes referred to as Yahdun-Lim.
275:
220:
216:
185:
Yahdun-Lim's kingdom was threatened by incursions from various
95:
51:
726:
198:
186:
46:
193:, but he was able to subjugate them and force them to pay
562:
Before and After
Muhammad: The First Millennium Refocused
207:
He then expanded west and claimed to have reached the
158:
origin, and became king after the death of his father
394:
392:
327:
325:
239:
Yahdun-Lim then became occupied by his rivalry with
274:, Yakhdunlim's son and heir, was forced to flee to
446:
211:, however he later had to face a rebellion by the
915:
641:The Chronology of Ancient Western Asia and Egypt
671:
624:(revised ed.). Oxford University Press.
638:
598:
542:Ancient Syria: A Three Thousand Year History
500:
414:
678:
664:
440:
178:Goddess of the vase, Mari, 18th century BC
622:The Oxford History of the Biblical World
173:
916:
619:
579:
558:
430:
398:
347:
331:
312:
659:
539:
520:
484:
453:. Taylor & Francis. p. 170.
379:
363:
582:Old Babylonian Period (2003–1595 BC)
447:William J. Hamblin (12 April 2006).
154:probably in 1820—1796 BC. He was of
219:, and the rebels were supported by
13:
710:The second kingdom, 2500 - 2300 BC
559:Fowden, Garth (21 November 2013).
14:
945:
770:The third kingdom, 2266 - 1761 BC
694:The first kingdom, 2900 - 2500 BC
685:
234:
29:
701:No rulers known to archaeology
639:Van Der Meer, Petrus (1955) .
605:. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing.
565:. Princeton University Press.
1:
514:
450:Warfare in Ancient Near East
215:nomads who were centered at
7:
599:Launderville, Dale (2003).
544:. Oxford University Press.
287:
10:
950:
135:
895:
769:
709:
693:
265:to the lordship of Mari.
934:19th-century BC monarchs
580:Frayne, Douglas (1990).
299:
169:
136:Not to be confused with
116:Investiture of Zimri-Lim
905:Category:Kings of Mari
540:Bryce, Trevor (2014).
521:Bryce, Trevor (2009).
247:, the son of the late
179:
148:Yakhdunlim, Yahdun-Lim
177:
294:Royal Palace of Mari
189:tribes, such as the
126:Statue of Iddi-Ilum
180:
150:) was the king of
911:
910:
631:978-0-19-513937-2
612:978-0-8028-4505-4
591:978-0-8020-5873-7
572:978-1-4008-4816-4
551:978-0-19-100292-2
532:978-1-134-15908-6
501:Van Der Meer 1955
460:978-0-415-25588-2
415:Launderville 2003
134:
133:
121:Statue of Ebih-Il
941:
680:
673:
666:
657:
656:
652:
635:
616:
595:
576:
555:
536:
508:
498:
492:
482:
476:
474:Archived version
471:
469:
467:
444:
438:
428:
422:
412:
406:
396:
387:
377:
371:
361:
355:
345:
339:
329:
320:
310:
33:
19:
18:
949:
948:
944:
943:
942:
940:
939:
938:
914:
913:
912:
907:
891:
765:
705:
689:
684:
632:
613:
592:
573:
552:
533:
517:
512:
511:
499:
495:
483:
479:
465:
463:
461:
445:
441:
429:
425:
413:
409:
397:
390:
378:
374:
362:
358:
346:
342:
330:
323:
311:
307:
302:
290:
237:
172:
141:
130:
102:
61:
17:
12:
11:
5:
947:
937:
936:
931:
926:
909:
908:
896:
893:
892:
890:
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
852:
847:
840:
833:
826:
819:
812:
805:
798:
791:
784:
779:
773:
771:
767:
766:
764:
763:
758:
755:
752:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
713:
711:
707:
706:
704:
703:
697:
695:
691:
690:
683:
682:
675:
668:
660:
654:
653:
636:
630:
617:
611:
596:
590:
577:
571:
556:
550:
537:
531:
516:
513:
510:
509:
493:
477:
459:
439:
423:
407:
388:
372:
356:
340:
321:
304:
303:
301:
298:
297:
296:
289:
286:
241:Shamshi-Adad I
236:
235:Shamshi-Adad I
233:
171:
168:
132:
131:
129:
128:
123:
118:
112:
109:
108:
104:
103:
101:
100:
99:
98:
87:
82:
77:
71:
68:
67:
63:
62:
60:
59:
54:
49:
44:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
946:
935:
932:
930:
929:Kings of Mari
927:
925:
924:Amorite kings
922:
921:
919:
906:
902:
901:
894:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
857:
853:
851:
848:
846:
845:
841:
839:
838:
834:
832:
831:
827:
825:
824:
820:
818:
817:
813:
811:
810:
806:
804:
803:
799:
797:
796:
792:
790:
789:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
774:
772:
768:
762:
759:
756:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
714:
712:
708:
702:
699:
698:
696:
692:
688:
687:Kings of Mari
681:
676:
674:
669:
667:
662:
661:
658:
650:
646:
642:
637:
633:
627:
623:
618:
614:
608:
604:
603:
597:
593:
587:
583:
578:
574:
568:
564:
563:
557:
553:
547:
543:
538:
534:
528:
525:. Routledge.
524:
519:
518:
506:
502:
497:
490:
486:
481:
475:
462:
456:
452:
451:
443:
436:
432:
427:
420:
416:
411:
404:
400:
395:
393:
385:
381:
376:
369:
365:
360:
353:
349:
344:
337:
333:
328:
326:
318:
314:
309:
305:
295:
292:
291:
285:
283:
279:
277:
273:
269:
266:
264:
259:
257:
252:
250:
246:
242:
232:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
209:Mediterranean
205:
203:
200:
196:
192:
188:
183:
176:
167:
165:
164:Mediterranean
161:
157:
153:
149:
145:
139:
127:
124:
122:
119:
117:
114:
113:
111:
110:
106:
105:
97:
93:
92:
91:
88:
86:
83:
81:
78:
76:
73:
72:
70:
69:
65:
64:
58:
55:
53:
50:
48:
45:
43:
40:
39:
37:
36:
32:
28:
27:
24:
21:
20:
900:Shakkanakkus
898:
876:
866:
861:
854:
849:
844:Puzur-Ishtar
842:
835:
828:
821:
814:
807:
800:
793:
786:
781:
776:
737:Ishtup-Ishar
722:Iku-Shamagan
717:Ikun-Shamash
700:
640:
621:
601:
581:
561:
541:
522:
496:
480:
464:. Retrieved
449:
442:
426:
410:
375:
359:
343:
308:
280:
270:
267:
260:
253:
245:Shubat-Enlil
238:
212:
206:
184:
181:
147:
143:
142:
79:
57:Royal Palace
16:King of Mari
882:Yasmah-Adad
867:Ennin-Dagan
856:Hanun-Dagan
850:Hitlal-Erra
809:Ishgum-Addu
802:Ishtup-Ilum
788:Ishma-Dagan
431:Frayne 1990
399:Pitard 2001
348:Fowden 2013
332:Frayne 1990
313:Frayne 1990
263:Yasmah-Addu
249:Ila-kabkabu
213:Banu-Yamina
107:Archaeology
85:Yasmah-Adad
918:Categories
877:Yahdun-Lim
872:Yaggid-Lim
837:Tura-Dagan
761:Ishqi-Mari
754:Enna-Dagan
515:Literature
503:, p.
487:, p.
485:Bryce 2014
433:, p.
417:, p.
401:, p.
382:, p.
380:Bryce 2014
366:, p.
364:Bryce 2009
350:, p.
334:, p.
315:, p.
282:Yahdul-Lim
256:Sumu-Yamam
191:Canaanites
138:Yahdul-Lim
80:Yahdun-Lim
75:Yaggid-Lim
887:Zimri-Lim
862:Isi-Dagan
830:Ili-Ishar
823:Iddi-ilum
782:Shu-Dagan
742:Ikun-Mari
466:4 October
225:Sumu-Epuh
144:Yahdunlim
90:Zimri-Lim
42:Euphrates
897:Kings ·
816:Apil-kin
747:Iblul-Il
288:See also
272:Zimrilim
229:Eshnunna
223:'s king
160:Iagitlim
795:Nûr-Mêr
777:Ididish
649:4727997
202:Shamash
195:tribute
156:Amorite
732:Saʿumu
647:
628:
609:
588:
569:
548:
529:
457:
276:Aleppo
221:Yamhad
217:Tuttul
96:Shibtu
94:Queen
52:Tuttul
757:Hidar
727:Ansud
300:Notes
187:nomad
170:Reign
66:Kings
47:Terqa
751:Nizi
645:OCLC
626:ISBN
607:ISBN
586:ISBN
567:ISBN
546:ISBN
527:ISBN
468:2012
455:ISBN
152:Mari
146:(or
23:Mari
903:|
472://
435:613
419:271
368:451
336:606
317:603
251:.
243:of
199:god
166:.
920::
505:29
489:20
403:38
391:^
384:19
352:93
324:^
204:.
679:e
672:t
665:v
651:.
634:.
615:.
594:.
575:.
554:.
535:.
507:.
491:.
470:.
437:.
421:.
405:.
386:.
370:.
354:.
338:.
319:.
140:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.