Larsa
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Larsa was an important ancient Sumerian city-state in southern Mesopotamia, known for its political power and temple-centered religious life during the early second millennium BCE.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larsa canonical | 14 |
| Larsa kingdom | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian city
ⓘ
ancient city-state ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| capitalOf |
Larsa
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Larsa kingdom
|
| chronologyUsedFor | Larsa king list ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Hammurabi
ⓘ
surface form:
Hammurabi of Babylon
|
| conqueredInYear | circa 1763 BCE ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Isin-Larsa period
ⓘ
Old Babylonian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Old Babylonian period
early second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavation |
French archaeological missions
ⓘ
Iraqi archaeological missions ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
administrative texts
ⓘ
cuneiform tablets ⓘ legal texts ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ temple architecture remains ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
temple economy ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian language ⓘ
surface form:
Sumerian
|
| hasMainDeity | Shamash ⓘ |
| hasModernSiteName | Tell as-Senkereh ⓘ |
| hasNotableRuler |
Abisare
ⓘ
Gungunum ⓘ Nur-Adad ⓘ Rim-Sin I ⓘ Sin-iddinam ⓘ Sumu-El ⓘ Warad-Sin ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Ebabbar
ⓘ
surface form:
E-babbar
temple of Shamash ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive cuneiform archives
ⓘ
political power ⓘ temple-centered religious life ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sumer
ⓘ
Lower Mesopotamia ⓘ
surface form:
southern Mesopotamia
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Euphrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphrates River
|
| partOf |
Sumer
ⓘ
surface form:
Sumerian civilization
Ancient Near East ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Near East
|
| politicalStatus |
rival of Babylon
ⓘ
rival of Isin ⓘ |
| religiousRole | major cult center of Shamash ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Amorite dynasty of Larsa
ⓘ
surface form:
Amorite dynasty
Sumerian kings ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.