Rim-Sin I

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Rim-Sin I was a prominent Amorite king of Larsa in southern Mesopotamia, known for expanding his realm and briefly dominating much of Sumer in the early 2nd millennium BCE.

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Rim-Sin I canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Amorite ruler
historical figure
king
capturedBy Hammurabi
country Larsa
culture Old Babylonian Empire
surface form: Old Babylonian period
deathPlace Babylon (traditional view, as captive)
defeatedBy Hammurabi
endTime c. 1699 BCE (middle chronology, reign end)
c. 1763 BCE (short chronology, reign end)
ethnicGroup Amorites
event conflict with Babylonian king Hammurabi
conquest of Isin after long war
fall of Larsa to Hammurabi
siege and capture of Uruk
father Kudur-Mabuk
historicalSource later Mesopotamian king lists
royal inscriptions
year-name lists
issued year names
knownFor building projects in Larsa
canal construction
conquest of Isin
domination of much of Sumer
expansion of Larsa’s power
long reign
restoration of temples
language Akkadian
mainOpponent Babylon
Hammurabi
Isin
occupation king of Larsa
patronDeity Nanna
Shamash
placeOfBirth Larsa archaeological site
surface form: Larsa (probable)
predecessor Warad-Sin
realm Larsa
regionRuled Sumer
southern Mesopotamia
relative Kudur-Mabuk
Warad-Sin
religion Mesopotamian polytheism
startTime c. 1758 BCE (middle chronology, reign start)
c. 1822 BCE (short chronology, reign start)
successor Hammurabi
surface form: Hammurabi (as ruler of Larsa)
timePeriod early 2nd millennium BCE
title King of Larsa
King of Sumer and Akkad

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Amorites notableRuler Rim-Sin I
Larsa hasNotableRuler Rim-Sin I
King of Babylon positionHeldBy Rim-Sin I