Amar-Sin

E244103

Sumerian ruler human king

Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Amar-Sin canonical	5
Amar-Sîn	1
Shu-Sin	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Sumerian ruler ⓘ human ⓘ king ⓘ
alternateName	Suen ⓘ surface form: Amar-Suen Amar-Suena ⓘ Amar-Sin ⓘ surface form: Amar-Sîn
associatedWith	Ur III administrative tablets ⓘ
burialPlace	Ur ⓘ surface form: Ur (probable)
capital	Ur ⓘ
commissioned	temple constructions in Nippur ⓘ temple constructions in Ur ⓘ temple constructions in other Sumerian cities ⓘ
culture	Sumerian ⓘ
dynasty	Third Dynasty of Ur period ⓘ surface form: Third Dynasty of Ur
engagedIn	campaigns against highland peoples ⓘ imperial expansion ⓘ
era	Ur III period ⓘ
father	Shulgi of Ur ⓘ surface form: Shulgi
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
historicalEvidence	economic tablets ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ year-name lists ⓘ
implemented	centralized administrative control ⓘ
knownFor	consolidation of the Ur III empire ⓘ construction of temples and canals ⓘ extensive building projects ⓘ military campaigns in the Zagros region ⓘ royal inscriptions in Sumerian cuneiform ⓘ
language	Sumerian language ⓘ surface form: Sumerian
legacy	numerous dated economic and legal tablets ⓘ
name	Amar-Sin self-link ⓘ
patronDeity	Nanna ⓘ
precededBy	Shulgi of Ur ⓘ surface form: Shulgi
realm	Akkad ⓘ Sumer ⓘ
region	Mesopotamia ⓘ surface form: ancient Mesopotamia
reignDuration	9 years ⓘ
reignEnd	circa 2038 BCE ⓘ
reignStart	circa 2046 BCE ⓘ
religion	Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ
strengthened	royal bureaucracy ⓘ
succeededBy	Shu-Sin ⓘ
successorState	Ur III period ⓘ surface form: Ur III empire
timePeriod	late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ
title	King of Sumer and Akkad ⓘ Ur-Nammu ⓘ surface form: King of Ur
usedCalendar	year-name system ⓘ
usedWritingSystem	cuneiform ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ur → ruledBy → Amar-Sin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shu-Sin

Ur III period → hasMonarch → Amar-Sin ⓘ

Ur III dynasty → hasRuler → Amar-Sin ⓘ

Amar-Sin → name → Amar-Sin self-link ⓘ

Amar-Sin → alternateName → Amar-Sin ⓘ

this entity surface form: Amar-Sîn

Shulgi of Ur → successor → Amar-Sin ⓘ