Iter-pisha

 ( 19th-century Bc Sumerian Kings ) 

Īter-pīša, inscribed in cuneiform as i-te-er-pi/pi₄ -ša and meaning "Her command is surpassing", atāru, CAD A/2, vol. 1 (1968), p. 489. c. 1833–1831 BC (MC), was the 12th king of Isin during the Old Babylonian period. The Sumerian King List Sumerian King List, Ash. 1923.444, the "Weld-Blundell Prism." tells us that "the divine Īter-pīša ruled for 4 years."^d i.te.er.pi₄.ša mu 4 i.ak. The Ur-Isin King List Ur-Isin King List tablet MS 1686. which was written in the 4th year of the reign of Damiq-ilishu gives a reign of just 3 years. His relationships with his predecessor and successor are uncertain and his reign falls during a period of general decline in the fortunes of the dynasty.

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Biography He was a contemporary of Warad-Sin (ca. 1770 BC to 1758 BC) the king of Larsa, whose brother and successor, Rim-Sin I would eventually come to overthrow the dynasty, ending the cities' bitter rivalry around 40 years later. He is only known from Kings lists and year-name date formulae in several contemporary legal and administrative texts. Two of his year-names refer to his provision of a copper Lilis for Utu and Inanna respectively, where Lilissu is a kettledrum used in temple rituals.

He is perhaps best known for the literary work generally known as the letter from Nabi-Enlil to Īter-pīša formerly designated letter from Īter-pīša to a deity, when its contents were less well understood. It is extant in seven fragmentary manuscriptsTablets UM 55-21-329 +, 3N-T0901,048, 3N-T 919,455, CBS 7857, UM 55-21-323, and CBS 14041 + in the University of Pennsylvania Museum, and MS 2287 in the Schøyen Collection. and seems to be a petition to the king from a subject who has fallen on hard times. It is a 24-line composition that had become a belles lettres used in scribal education during the subsequent Old Babylonian period.

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See also

• Chronology of the ancient Near East
• List of Mesopotamian dynasties

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Inscriptions

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Notes

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External links

• Īter-pīša year-names at CDLI, but note the tablet reference BM 85384 in year-name (b) is incorrect.

Categories: 19th-century Bc Sumerian Kings, 18th-century Bc Sumerian Kings, Dynasty Of Isin

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