Английская Википедия:Irkab-Damu
Irkab-Damu (reigned c. 2340 BC),[1] was the king (Malikum) of the first Eblaite kingdom, whose era saw Ebla's turning into the dominant power in the Levant.[2][3]
During his reign, the vizier started to acquire an important role in running the affair of the state and the military. Irkab-Damu's reign is also noted for the wide diplomatic relations between Ebla and the surrounding kingdoms.[4][5][6]
Reign
Irkab-Damu succeeded king Igrish-Halam,[7][8] whose reign was characterized by an Eblaite weakness, and tribute paying to the kingdom of Mari with whom Ebla fought a long war.[5] Irkab-Damu started his reign by concluding a peace and trading treaty with Abarsal (probably located along the Euphrates river east of Ebla),[9] one of the first recorded treaties in history.[10] Ebla paid tribute to Mari during Irkab-Damu's first years on the throne.[5] A letter from king Enna-Dagan of Mari was discovered at Ebla,[11] and was used by the Mariote monarch as a tool to assert Mari's authority,[11] as it contained a historic telling of the victories won by Enna-Dagans's predecessors over Ebla.[12]
Expansion
Irkab-Damu launched a successful counteroffensive against Mari, and ended the tribute.[2][3] He expanded the borders of Ebla to its greatest extent, and controlled an area roughly half the size of modern Syria,[13] half of which was under the direct control of the king and administered by governors, while the rest consisted of vassal kingdoms paying tribute and supplying military assistance to Ebla.[13] A tablet from Ebla mention an Eblaite victory over Nagar, most probably during Irakb-Damu's reign.[14] The same tablet mention the concluding of a treaty with Enna-Dagan.[14] Irkab-Damu appointed Arrukum as the first vizier of Ebla,[15] who kept his office for five years,[16] and had his son Ruzi-Malik marrying princess Iti-Mut, the daughter of the king.[17]
Diplomacy was an important part of Irkab-Damu's policy, a clay tablet found in the archives at Ebla, bears a copy of a diplomatic message sent from Ebla to king Zizi of Hamazi, along with a large quantity of wood, hailing him as a brother,[18] and requesting him to send mercenaries in exchange.[19] Gifts from Ancient Egypt were discovered in the royal palace, indicating the far reaching relations of Ebla,[20] which is described by Karl Moore as the history first world power.[21]
Succession and family
Irkab-Damu was the son of Igrish-Halam and his queen Kesdut.[22] He ruled for eleven years,[9] and married Dusigu in his fifth year on the throne.[23] Irkab-Damu last two years saw the rise of vizier Ibrium,[16] who campaigned against Abarsal during Arrukum's term,[4] and became Ebla's strongest official during the reign of Irkab-Damu's son and successor Isar-Damu.[4]
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