Satuni

Satuni, or Sutuni (Akkadian: 𒊓𒌅𒉌: Sa-tu-ni), was a king or prince of the kingdom of Lullubi c. 2270 BC.

Satuni 𒊓𒌅𒉌
King of Lullubi
Portion of the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin showing the defeat of the Lullubi led by Satuni. Satuni appears standing to the right, imploring the Akkadian king to spare him.^[1]
Reign	c. 2300 BC
Predecessor	Possibly Anubanini
Successor	Irib (c. 2037 BC)

Satuni was defeated by Sargon's grandson Naram Sin, a defeat which is mentioned in the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin:^[2]

"Naram-Sin the powerful . . . . Sidur and Sutuni, princes of the Lulubi, gathered together and they made war against me."

— Akkadian inscription on the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin.^[3]

• Naram-Sin stele, inscription of Naram-Sin in Akkadian, mentionning Satuni.
• Name of Satuni of the Victory Stele of Naram-Sin (upper left corner of the Akkadian inscription).

References

1. Hamblin, William J. (2006). Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC. Routledge. p. 100. ISBN 9781134520626.
2. The Cambridge Ancient History, Part 2. Cambridge University Press. 1970. p. 443. ISBN 9780521077910.
3. Babylonian & Oriental Record. 1895. p. 27.