Amorite dynasty of Larsa
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The Amorite dynasty of Larsa was a powerful ruling house in the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Larsa, noted for its role in regional politics and rivalry with Babylon during the early second millennium BCE.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larsa dynasty | 2 |
| Amorite dynasty | 1 |
| Amorite dynasty of Larsa canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amorite dynasty
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
economic tablets
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Larsa archaeological site
ⓘ
surface form:
Tell as-Senkereh (Larsa)
|
| capital | Larsa ⓘ |
| conflict | Isin–Larsa conflict ⓘ |
| country | Larsa ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 1763 BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Amorites ⓘ |
| fallEvent | conquest of Larsa by Hammurabi ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Old Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian rule under Hammurabi
|
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
competition with Isin for dominance
ⓘ
control of trade routes in southern Mesopotamia ⓘ long reign of Rim-Sin I ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Rim-Sin I ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Larsa
ⓘ
ancient Sumer ⓘ southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Nanna
ⓘ
Shamash ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Abisare
ⓘ
Gungunum ⓘ Nur-Adad ⓘ Rim-Sin I ⓘ Sin-iddinam ⓘ
surface form:
Sin-Iddinam
Sumu-El ⓘ Warad-Sin ⓘ |
| overthrownBy |
Hammurabi
ⓘ
surface form:
Hammurabi of Babylon
|
| partOf |
Amorite political expansion in Mesopotamia
ⓘ
Old Babylonian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Old Babylonian period
|
| politicalRole |
major power in southern Mesopotamia
ⓘ
rival of Babylon for regional hegemony ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier dynasties of Larsa ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| rival |
First Dynasty of Babylon (in southern territories)
ⓘ
surface form:
First Dynasty of Babylon
Isin dynasty ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 2025 BCE ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion |
Lagash
ⓘ
surface form:
Lagash region
Ur ⓘ lower Euphrates region ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Larsa dynasty
this entity surface form:
Larsa dynasty