Amorite dynasty of Larsa

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Amorite dynasty historical polity royal dynasty

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.

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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.

Amorites → foundedDynasty → Amorite dynasty of Larsa ⓘ
Ur III dynasty → followedBy → Amorite dynasty of Larsa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Larsa dynasty
Larsa → ruledBy → Amorite dynasty of Larsa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Amorite dynasty
Ibbi-Sin → successorState → Amorite dynasty of Larsa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Larsa dynasty