Lamgi-Mari

Ishqi-Mari or Ishgi-Mari ( iš11-gi4-ma-rí; died 2330 BC), previously read Lamgi-Mari,

It is thought that Ishqi-Mari was the last king of Mari before the conquest and the destruction of Mari by Akkad under Sargon c. 2330 BC.

Inscriptions Ishqi-Mari is known from a statue with inscription. The inscription on the back of the statue reads:

This inscription was instrumental in identifying Tell Hariri with the Mari of antiquity.

Several cylinder seals with intricate designs in the name of "Ishqi-Mari, King of Mari" are also known.

Discovery (23 January 1934)

The statue of Ishqi-Mari was discovered buried in the archaeological remains of the ancient city of Mari, in the Temple of Ishtar, by a French archaeological team led by André Parrot on 23 January 1934.

The statue shows Ishqi-Mari with a long beard and parted and plaited hair. He wears a hairbun similar to the Sumerian royal hairbuns, such as on the headdress of Meskalamdug or reliefs on Eannatum. He wears a fringed coat leaving one shoulder bare, a type of clothing also seen on contemporary Akkadian Empire depictions of rulers.

In Aleppo museum