Dadusha

Dadusha (Dāduša; died 1779¹ BC) was one of the kings of the central Mesopotamian city Eshnunna, located in the Diyala Valley.

Dadusha (Dāduša; died 1779 BC) was one of the kings of the central Mesopotamian city Eshnunna, located in the Diyala Valley. ==Family== He was the son of the Eshnunna king Ipiq-Adad II. Although previously kings of Eshnunna had referred to themselves as ensi (governor) of the city god Tishpak, in the early 19th century BC, rulers of Eshnunna began referring to themselves as King (Sumerian lugal). Dadusha's father Ipiq-Adad II and his brother Naram-Sin, who ruled Eshnunna before him, both used the title king and Dadusha followed suit. ==Reign== Ipiq-Adad II extended the control of Eshnunna to incorporate other cities in the Diyala Valley, including Nerebtum, Shaduppum, and Dur-Rimush. Dadusha followed the expansionist policies of his father and his brother Naram-Sin, mixing war and diplomacy to increase his control over areas. His continued expansionism caused Eshnunna to become one of the most powerful states in the Mesopotamian region in the early 18th century BC. ===Alliance=== Dadusha of Eshnunna had an alliance with Shamshi-Adad I in Upper Mesopotamia. Cuneiform tablets found in the Mari Archives and the Tell Leilan archives suggest that the two kings had a formal atutu (brotherhood) treaty. ===Military campaigns=== ====Siege of Qabarum==== Qabarum was situated in the fertile Erbil plain, serving as a strategic hub between the Tigris River and the Zagros Mountains. It was part of the land of Urbilum (modern Erbil). Around 1781 BC, the coalition with Dadusha and Shamshi-Adad I besieged the city, in order to subdue the area between the two Zab Rivers. Records describe the use of advanced siege engines and the eventual destruction of the city's walls. The attack on Qabrā occurred in the last known regnal year of Dadusha and the 28th regnal year of Shamshi-Adad I. They were successful in this endeavor, and Dadusha had a victory stele commissioned commemorating the event. The fragmentary Mardin Stele of Shamshi-Adad I tells the story from a different perspective. After its conquest, the city became a provincial center within Shamshi-Adad's kingdom, facilitating control over trade and agricultural resources in the north. Archaeological identification generally links Qabarum to Tell Baqrta, one of the largest archaeological mounds in northern Iraq, or Kurd Qaburstan. ===Year-Names=== Dadusha is known from a series of unsorted year-names. ==Death== Dadusha died around 1780¹ BCE and was succeeded by his son Ibal pi’el II (r. 1779–1767/65 BCE). ==References==

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