Shu-turul
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Shu-turul (Shu-durul, 𒋗𒄙𒄒, shu-tur2-ul3 also Šu-Turul; died c. 2154 BC) was the last king of Akkad, ruling for 15 years according to the Sumerian king list. It indicates that he succeeded his father Dudu. A few artifacts, seal impressions etc. attest that he held sway over a greatly reduced Akkadian territory that included Kish, Tutub, Nippur, and Eshnunna. The Diyala River also bore the name "Shu-durul" at the time.
Sumerian King List
The king list asserts that Akkad was then conquered, and the hegemony returned to Uruk following his reign. It further lists six names of an Uruk dynasty; however only two of these six rulers, Ur-nigin and Ur-gigir, have been confirmed through archaeology. With Akkad's collapse, the Gutians, who had established their capital at Adab, became the regional power, though several of the southern city-states such as Uruk, Ur, and Lagash also declared independence around this time.
Inscriptions
A few inscriptions in his name are known. One, on an administrative clay sealing found at Kish reads:
"Šu-Turul the mighty, king of Agade"
A clay sealing of Shu-turl was found at Nippur. Another reading "[S]u-Turul, the [m]ighty, [ki]ng of [Aga]de: ... [(is) his servant]." was found at Tell Asmar.
A votive mace, made of dark green marble, is also known with an inscription mentioning Shu-turul and the dedication of a temple to Nergal:
Votive mace of Shu-turul, with an inscription with his name on the flange. Room 56, display case 11, British Museum 𒀀𒈾 𒀭𒊊𒀕𒃲 𒀀𒈾 𒈾𒂍𒋛 𒋗𒄙𒄒 𒈗𒌷 𒀀𒂵𒉈𒆠 𒆷𒁀?𒋳 𒉺𒀠𒂍 𒀀𒈬𒊒 a-na {d}ne3-iri11-gal a-na na-'a3-si szu-tur2-ul3 szar3-ri2 a-ga-de3{ki} la-ba-'a3?-szum szabra e2 a mu-ru"To Nergal, for the life of Shu-turul king of Akkad, Laba-erishum the palace soothsayer has dedicated this"
— Mace of Shu-turul (British Museum, BM 114703)
A 17 centimeter long copper axe, acquired on the antiquities market, reads "Su-Turul, the mighty, king of Agade".
A tablet found at Adab contains the year name "year when Shu-Durul assumed the kingdom".
A one manna weight (in the shape of a duck), now held at the Urfa Museum, is inscribed with the name of an official of Akkadian ruler Shu-durul was recovered from a looted context in Titris Hoyuk.
- Transcription of the inscription on the flange of the votive hammer of Shu-turul
- Shu-turul in the Akkadian family tree