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{{Short description|King of the Akkadian Empire}}
{{infobox royalty
| name         = Nanum<br>{{nobold|{{cuneiform|𒈾𒉡𒌝}}}}
| reign        = c. 2191 – c. 2190 BC
| predecessor  = Possibly [[Imi of Akkad|Imi]]
| successor    = Possibly [[Ilulu]]
| death_date   = c. 2190 BC
| succession   = [[List of kings of Akkad|King of Akkad]]
}}

'''Nanum''' or '''Nanium''' (died {{Circa}} 2190 BC), according to the ''[[Sumerian King List]]'', was one of four rivals (the others being [[Ilulu]], [[Igigi (Akkadian King)|Igigi]], and [[Imi]]) vying to be king of [[Akkadian Empire|Akkad]] during a three-year period following the death of [[Shar-Kali-Sharri]].<ref>[[Thorkild Jacobsen]], ''The Sumerian King List'' (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1939),  pp.&nbsp;112-115</ref> This chaotic period came to an end when [[Dudu of Akkad|Dudu]] consolidated his power over the realm.

==See also==
*[[List of Mesopotamian dynasties]]
* [[History of Mesopotamia]]

== References ==
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{{Early Rulers of Mesopotamia}}

[[Category:22nd-century BC kings of Akkad]]
[[Category:23rd-century BC births]]
[[Category:22nd-century BC deaths]]