Irkab-Damu

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Irkab-Damu (c. 2450 BC) was a king of the ancient city-state of Ebla.

He sent the commander of his army Enna-Dagan to overthrow the powerful coalition formed by Iblul-Il, king of Mari. This was successful and Enna-Dagan took the title of Lugal (the title lugal, literally ‘great man’, meant king in other parts of Mesopotamia, but in Ebla it was used for the title governor). Iblul-Il was allowed to return to Mari as a governor


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