Hanun-Dagan

Hanun-Dagan
King of Mari
Reign	c. 2017 – c. 2008 BC
Predecessor	Hitlal-Erra
Died	c. 2008 BC
Father	Puzur-Ishtar

Hanun-Dagan (meaning "Dagan is merciful"; died c. 2008 BC), ^[1] was the Shakkanakku and king (Lugal) of Mari, reigning c. 2016-2008 BC. ^[2] He was the brother of his predecessor Hitlal-Erra, ^[3] and is recorded as the son of Shakkanakku Puzur-Ishtar on a seal discovered in the city. ^[4] Although the title of Shakkanakku designated a military governor, ^[5] the title holders in Mari were independent monarchs, ^[6] and nominally under the vassalage of the Ur III dynasty. ^[7] Some Shakkanakkus used the royal title Lugal in their votive inscriptions, while using the title of Shakkanakku in their correspondence with the Ur's court, ^[8] and it is certain that Hanun-Dagan used the royal title. ^[9]

Hanun-Dagan was a contemporary of Ibbi-Sin of Ur, ^[10] and is credited with renovating the Royal Palace of Mari. ^[11] Unlike most of their predecessors who bore Akkadian names, both Hanun-Dagan and his brother Hitlal-Erra bore Amorite names, ^[12] and seals in Mari records Hitlal-Erra as a military official under Puzur-Ishtar, leading Piotr Michalowski to suspect a coup that deposed the family of Puzur-Ishtar and replaced it with Hanun-Dagan's family. ^[13] The succession of Shakkanakkus following Hanun-Dagan's reign is difficult to determine as the lists are full of gaps. ^[10]

Shakkanakku Hanun-Dagan of Mari
Regnal titles
Preceded by Hitlal-Erra	King of Mari c. 2017 – c. 2008 BC	Succeeded by

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