Erra-imitti

Erra-imitti

Erra-Imittī, (cuneiform: dèr-ra-i-mit-ti or èr-ra-ZAG.LU meaning “Support of Erra”) c. 1868–1861 BC (MC), was king of Isin, modern Ishan al-Bahriyat, and according to the Sumerian King List ruled for eight years. He succeeded Lipit-Enlil, with whom his relationship is uncertain and was a contemporary and rival of Sūmû-El and Nūr-Adad of the parallel dynasty of Larsa. He is best known for the legendary tale of his demise, Shaffer’s “gastronomic mishap”. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Erra-imitti is the 16,500th most popular politician (down from 16,112th in 2024). (down from 4,413th in 2019)