Kingdom of Isin
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The Kingdom of Isin was an ancient Sumerian city-state in southern Mesopotamia that flourished in the early second millennium BCE and became notable for its legal, political, and cultural achievements.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age polity
ⓘ
Sumerian city-state ⓘ ancient city-state ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Ishan al-Bahriyat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictedWith |
Elam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalInfluenceOn | Old Babylonian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyForm | silver by weight ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
irrigation farming ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| endTime | early 18th century BCE ⓘ |
| era | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Isin-Larsa period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Babylonian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Ishbi-Erra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Isin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cultural achievements
ⓘ
legal achievements ⓘ political achievements ⓘ |
| language |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| legalCode | Code of Lipit-Ishtar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTradition | Mesopotamian law codes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sumer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern-day Iraq ⓘ southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| majorDeity |
Gula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Ninurta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Bur-Sin of Isin
NERFINISHED
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Iddin-Dagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ishbi-Erra NERFINISHED ⓘ Ishme-Dagan of Isin NERFINISHED ⓘ Larsa-conqueror Rim-Sin I (as conqueror, not king of Isin) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lipit-Ishtar NERFINISHED ⓘ Shu-ilishu NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur-Ninurta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | city-state with surrounding territory ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ur III dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 2017 BCE ⓘ |
| successorState |
First Babylonian Dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larsa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWritingMaterial | clay tablets ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | cuneiform script ⓘ |
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