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Ilushuma

king of Assyria

b. 1975 BCE – d. 1906 BCE World The Great Crossroads

Ilushuma is the king of Assyria ca.

1945–1906 BCE.

He is best known for leading an Assyrian army and raiding into southern Mesopotamia, attacking the Babylonian king Sumuabu and the Sumerian state of Isin.

Two of his sons go on to become kings: Erishum I and Ikunum.

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Moran, J. (2017). Ilushuma. History Atlas. Retrieved 3 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/ilushuma/

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