"Life for the multitude."
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In a tablet (𒁾) to Nanna, Text online at , early .
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Ishme-Dagan
(Akkadian: Išme-Dagān; fl. c. 1889 BC — c. 1871 BC by the short ) was the 4th king of the , according to the "'" (SKL). Also according to the SKL: he was both the son and successor of Iddin-Dagān. Lipit-Ištar then succeeded Išme-Dagān. Išme-Dagān was one of the kings to restore the Ekur.
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