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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rim-Sin I canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.