Ansud

Ansud (also read as Ianupu, Yanup, Anubu, Gansud, Anusu and Hanusum; died 2416 BC ), was an early king (Lugal) of the second Mariote kingdom. Ansud is known for warring against the Eblaites from a letter written by the later Mariote king Enna-Dagan.

Reign

Identity It has been proposed that a bead (reference M. 4439) discovered at Mari, was sent as a gift by Mesannepada of Ur to king "Hanusum" (Gansud) of Mari. This has now been corrected with new translations only giving Mesannepada as son of Meskalamdug:

It is unclear how this bead came to be in Mari, but this points to some kind of relation between Ur and Mari at that time.

The letter of Enna-Dagan is extremely difficult to read, and the word "Sa'umu" appeared in three passages of it. However, in the first passage, "Sa'umu" was read as a verb by Giovanni Pettinato, who later read it as (Anudu). |group=note The king is also mentioned leaving ruins in the mountains of Labanan, However, this identification was ruled as geographically impossible by Astour.