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Ishme-Dagan

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Ishme-Dagan
King of Isin King of Sumer
Inscription of the name "Ishme-Dagan"
Reign	19 regnal years 1953-1935 BC (MC) 1889-1871 BC (SC)
Predecessor	Iddin-Dagān
Successor	Lipit-Ištar
Akkadian	Išme-Dagān
House	First Dynasty of Isin
Father	Iddin-Dagān

Left: Cuneiform clay tablet. Old Babylonian, 1900-1700 BCE.
Right: Sumerian cuneiform "foundation stone". This clay cone was embedded in a wall, and contains the deed of foundation of the city walls of Isin (Tell Bahriyat) by king Ishme-Dagan of Isin (1953-1935 BCE).

Ishme-Dagan (Akkadian: 𒀭𒅖𒈨𒀭𒁕𒃶, ^Diš-me-^Dda-gan, Išme-Dagān;^[1] fl. c. 1889 BC — c. 1871 BC by the short chronology of the ancient near east) was the 4th king of the First Dynasty of Isin, according to the "Sumerian King List" (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.