Puzur-Ishtar

Puzur-Ishtar
𒆃𒊭𒁹𒁯
Military governor of Mari
The Statue of Puzur-Ishtar, Former Governor of Mari. Museum of the Ancient Orient, Istanbul.
Reignc. 2050–2025 BCE
PredecessorTura-Dagan
SuccessorHitlal-Erra
Diedc. 2025 BC
DynastyShakkanakku dynasty
Mari
Location of Mari, where Puzur-Ishtar ruled.

Puzur-Ishtar (𒆃𒊭𒁹𒁯, Puzur4-Eš4-tár, (died c. 2025 BC) was a ruler of the city of Mari, northern Mesopotamia, after the fall of the Akkadian Empire. He was contemporary of the Third Dynasty of Ur, and probably their vassal.

He had several sons, who succeeded him, Hitlal-Erra and Hanun-Dagan.