Isin-Larsa period

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The Isin-Larsa period was an early second-millennium BCE era in southern Mesopotamia marked by competing city-states, political fragmentation, and the transition between the Ur III dynasty and the rise of Babylon.

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instanceOf Mesopotamian historical period
historical period
alsoKnownAs Isin–Larsa period NERFINISHED
capitalOfLeadingPower Babylon NERFINISHED
Isin NERFINISHED
Larsa NERFINISHED
endTime circa 1763 BCE
follows Third Dynasty of Ur NERFINISHED
Ur III period NERFINISHED
hasArchaeologicalSite Tell Ishin (Isin) NERFINISHED
Tell as-Senkereh (Larsa) NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic competing city-states
continuation of Sumerian traditions
increasing Akkadian influence
political fragmentation
regional warfare
shifting hegemony
hasEconomicActivity irrigation agriculture
long-distance trade
temple-based economy
hasLanguage Akkadian
Sumerian
hasLegalDevelopment Lipit-Ishtar law code NERFINISHED
hasPart Isin dynasty NERFINISHED
Larsa dynasty NERFINISHED
city-state of Babylon
city-state of Isin NERFINISHED
city-state of Lagash
city-state of Larsa
city-state of Nippur
city-state of Ur NERFINISHED
city-state of Uruk
hasReligion Mesopotamian polytheism NERFINISHED
locatedIn southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
notableRuler Gungunum of Larsa NERFINISHED
Ishbi-Erra of Isin NERFINISHED
Lipit-Ishtar of Isin NERFINISHED
Rim-Sin I of Larsa NERFINISHED
Sin-muballit of Babylon NERFINISHED
Sumu-abum of Babylon NERFINISHED
Sumu-la-El of Babylon NERFINISHED
partOf Bronze Age
precedes Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED
rise of Babylonian Empire
region Lower Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
startTime circa 2004 BCE
transitionalBetween Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED
Ur III period NERFINISHED
usesWritingSystem cuneiform

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Ur III period followedBy Isin-Larsa period
Larsa flourishedInPeriod Isin-Larsa period