his son Yashmah-Adad to princess Beltum, the daughter of Ishi-Addu, king of Qatna.

Sumu-Epuh welcomed Zimri-Lim, the heir of Mari who fled to Yamhad, in hope that he might be useful some day since in the eyes of the people of Mari, Zimri-Lim was the legitimate king. Shamshi-Adad's coalition attacked Aleppo but failed to take the city. Sumu-Epuh allied himself with the tribes of the Suteans and the Turukkaeans,