Ibbi-Sin

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Ibbi-Sin was the last king of the Third Dynasty of Ur, under whose troubled reign the Sumerian empire collapsed around the end of the 3rd millennium BCE.

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Ibbi-Sin canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
human
king
associatedWith Nippur
surface form: city of Nippur

city of Ur
capital Ur
capturedBy Elam
surface form: Elamites
chronology Ur III period
conflict Amorite incursions
Elamite invasions
country Sumer
culture Sumerian
deathPlace likely Elam
dynasty Third Dynasty of Ur period
surface form: Third Dynasty of Ur
economicCondition inflation and grain price crisis
severe famine in Sumer
endCause capture and deportation to Elam
era late 3rd millennium BCE
event siege of Ur by Elamites
father Shu-Sin
follows Shu-Sin
hasWork administrative texts dated to his regnal years
royal hymns attributed to Ibbi-Sin
historicalSignificance marks the end of Sumerian political dominance in Mesopotamia
knownFrom cuneiform tablets
royal inscriptions
year-name tablets
language Sumerian
memberOf Third Dynasty of Ur period
surface form: Third Dynasty of Ur
notableFor being the last king of the Third Dynasty of Ur
loss of imperial control over Mesopotamia
reign during the collapse of the Sumerian empire
positionHeld king of Sumer
king of Ur
predecessor Shu-Sin
regionRuled southern Mesopotamia
reignEnd circa 2004 BCE
reignStart circa 2028 BCE
religion Mesopotamian religion
resultOfReign end of the Ur III state
fall of Ur to Elamites
successorState Isin dynasty
Amorite dynasty of Larsa
surface form: Larsa dynasty
title King of Sumer and Akkad
King of Ur
King of the Four Corners of the World
surface form: King of the Four Quarters

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Ur ruledBy Ibbi-Sin
Ur III period hasMonarch Ibbi-Sin
Ur III dynasty hasRuler Ibbi-Sin