Yakmesi

Yakmesi (Akkadian: 𒅀𒀝𒈨𒋛, romanized: Ia-ak-me-si) had been the twenty-second Assyrian monarch of the Early Period of Aššūrāyu (Assyria) according to the Assyrian King List (AKL). Yakmesi is listed within a section of the AKL as the sixth out of the ten, "kings whose fathers are known". This section (which in contrast to the rest of the list) had been written in reverse order—beginning with Aminu and ending with Apiashal “altogether ten kings who are ancestors"[1][2]"—and has often been interpreted as the list of ancestors of the Amorite Šamši-Adad I (fl. c. 1809 BCE)[2] who had conquered the city-state of Aššur.[3] The AKL also states that Yakmesi had been both the son and successor of Ilu-Mer. Additionally, the AKL states that Yakmesi had been both the predecessor and father of Yakmeni.

Preceded by
Ilu-Mer		 Monarch of Aššūrāyu
fl. c. 2140 BCE — fl. c. 2127 BCE		 Succeeded by
Yakmeni
Yakmesi
Monarch of Aššūrāyu
Reignfl. c. 2140 BCE — fl. c. 2127 BCE
PredecessorIlu-Mer
SuccessorYakmeni
FatherIlu-Mer

See also

References
  1. Glassner, Jean-Jacques (2004). Mesopotamian Chronicles. Society of Biblical Literature. p. 137. ISBN 1589830903.
  2. Meissner, Bruno (1990). Reallexikon der Assyriologie. 6. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. p. 104. ISBN 3110100517.
  3. Van De Mieroop, Marc (2004). A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000-323 BC (2nd ed.). Blackwell Publishing. p. 107. ISBN 9781405149112.
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