Yadih-Abu
Yadih-Abu was in the Middle Bronze Age/Old Babylonian period a king of Terqa and king of the land of H̬ana. He was the son and successor of king Isi-Sumuabi.
Reign
Yadih-Abu inherited from his predecessor a kingdom along the Euphrates and the Khabur that could well be compared with that of the destroyed city of Mari.At Tell Taban, a number of clay tablets mention him and about ten year-names of him are known from which building activities in Araite, Ṭābatum, Dunnum and Terqa are evident. At the end of his reign he came into conflict with Samsu-iluna who took over Haradum in the south around his 25th regnal year and in his 28th year claims to have defeated Yadih-abu. It seems that this put an end to the independence of Hana for the time being. Yadih-abu was succeeded by one Kaštiliašu, a person with a clearly Kassite name who did not belong to the house of Puzurum and was probably no more than a deputy of Samsu-iluna.
Defeated by Samsu-Iluna
He is mentioned in the 28th, 29th, 30th and 31st years names of Samsu-Iluna of Babylon.Year 28 of Samsu-Iluna : Year in which Samsu-iluna the king by the command of Enlil, by the wisdom and strength given by Marduk, crushed like a mountain with his terrifying szita-weapon and his mace the hostile kings Iadihabum and Mutihurszan/Mutihursag.
Year 29 of Samsu-Iluna: Year after the year in which Samsu-iluna the king by the command of Enlil crushed Iadihabum and Mutihurszan with his terrifying szita-weapon and the mace.
Year 30 of Samsu-Iluna: Second year after the year Samsu-iluna the king by the command of Enlil...
Year 31 of Samsu-Iluna: Third year after the year Samsu-iluna the king by the command of Enlil...
A possible attestation in year-names of Samsu-Iluna: P304806, P305547, P373079, P306893, P510251, P509829 referring to Iadihabum and Mutihursag.