Erishum I

Ērišum I. ( Erischum, Erisum ), son of Ilu - Suma, son of Salim - Ahum, son of Puzur - Ashur was an Old Assyrian king. He reigned forty years ( 1910-1871 BC or 1974-1935 BC). It is known from the Assyrian King List (33rd King ) and numerous inscriptions. The establishment of an Assyrian trading post in the Anatolian Kane ( Kültepe ) appears to fall within the period of Ērišum. There are also some of his inscriptions have been found.

Title

Viceroy of Assur ( Ashur išši'ak )

Buildings

The most important event of his reign seems to have been the construction of the Assur temple (temple of the wild - bull ) in Assyria. He built the temple for his life and the life of his city, erected a seat of the gods, who was adorned with precious stones, and set up the gates. He left a clay cylinder with the Memorandum in its foundations installed, ordered that nobody and no king who renew the temple should remove it. In the mortar of the temple walls clarified butter and honey mixed. Ērišum confiscated land within the city to build the Stufentor or expand ( "The wall was higher than at the time of my father ..."). One of his inscriptions survived even the names of the judges who were active in the Stufentor, and the curses that should fall on the one who (presumably during a court hearing ) lying on Stufentor.

Also a building inscription of Shalmaneser III. from Assurtempel Ehursakurkurra mentioned Ērišum: "When the Ehursakurkurra, the temple of Ashur, my lord, the Ušpia, my ancestor, priest of Ashur, had built ages ago, had become dilapidated, my ancestor Ērišum restored him. " After 150 years the temple was in turn dilapidated, and Samsi -Adad, priest of Ashur, restored him. After 580 years elapsed until a new restoration by Shalmaneser III.

Government

The construction of two brewing kettles was worth the mention. They were crowned with images of doves. However, the gods Ashur, Adad and Bel to destroy the seeds of anyone who grinds grain into the house of the brew kettle. Perhaps it was thus also a temple.

In his reign, fall also tax breaks for gold, silver, copper, tin, wool and barley.

He was succeeded by his son Ikūnum.