Sagisu

Sagisu (also Sagishu) was a king (Malikum) of the first Eblaite kingdom ruling c. 2680 BC.[1] The king's name is translated as "DN has killed".[note 1][2]

Sagisu
King of Ebla
Reignc. 2680 BC Middle chronology
PredecessorDa (.) (.)
SuccessorDane'um
King of Ebla

Eblaites practiced deceased kings worship;[3] the cult of Sagisu was maintained in Ebla and was of importance during the enthronement of new kings.[4] Offerings were presented to Sagisu during the coronation festivals of kings Irkab-Damu and Isar-Damu; this prove the continuity of the royal family of Ebla.[5]

King Sagisu of Ebla
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Da (.) (.)		 King of Ebla
2680 BC		 Succeeded by
Dane'um

Notes
  1. DN is an abbreviation to Divine Name

Citations
  1. William J. Hamblin (2006). Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC. pp. 241, 242. ISBN 9781134520626.
  2. Cyrus Herzl Gordon; Gary Rendsburg; Nathan H. Winter (2002). Eblaitica: Essays on the Ebla Archives and Eblaite Language, Volume 4. p. 219. ISBN 9781575060606.
  3. Cyrus Herzl Gordon; Gary Rendsburg; Nathan H. Winter (2002). Eblaitica: Essays on the Ebla Archives and Eblaite Language, Volume 4. p. 217. ISBN 9781575060606.
  4. I. Tzvi Abusch; Carol Noyes; William W. Hallo; Irene Winter, eds. (2001). Proceedings of the XLV Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale: Historiography in the Cuneiform World, Part 1. p. 5. ISBN 9781883053673.
  5. Ismail Farouq, ed. (1996). Proceedings of the international symposium on Syria and the Ancient Near East, 300-3000 B.C. p. 14.


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