Manishtushu
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Manishtushu was an Akkadian king of the 23rd century BCE, traditionally regarded as one of the early rulers who helped consolidate the Akkadian Empire in Mesopotamia.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Akkadian king
ⓘ
Mesopotamian ruler ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| activity |
granting land to officials and soldiers
ⓘ
temple endowments ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Maništuša
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maništušu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeity |
Enlil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ishtar NERFINISHED ⓘ Shamash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
cuneiform inscriptions
ⓘ
later Mesopotamian king lists ⓘ royal year names ⓘ |
| capital | Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Akkadian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Akkadian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | possibly assassination ⓘ |
| dynasty | Akkadian dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Early Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Manishtushu Obelisk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
consolidation of the Akkadian Empire ⓘ large-scale land purchases ⓘ military campaigns in Elam ⓘ naval expedition in the Persian Gulf ⓘ royal inscriptions on stone stelae ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Tashlultum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Manishtushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArtifact | Manishtushu Obelisk in the Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| politicalRole | centralizing ruler of the Akkadian Empire ⓘ |
| predecessor | Rimush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reignCenturyBCE | 23rd century BCE ⓘ |
| reignPeriod | c. 2270–2255 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| ruledOver |
Akkad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Elam ⓘ |
| sibling |
Enheduanna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rimush NERFINISHED ⓘ Shu-Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Naram-Sin of Akkad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
King of Akkad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of Kish NERFINISHED ⓘ King of the Four Quarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.