From The Alpha and the Omega - Volume III
by Jim A. Cornwell, Copyright © July 20, 2002, all rights reserved
"Volume III - Sumerian Kings List - Babylonians and Assyrians 1900-1700"
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Sumerian Kings List - Babylonians and Assyrians 1900-1700
Babylonians and Assyrians 1900-1700 B.C.
1900 Amorites from Syrian desert conquer Sumer.
1800 Hammurabi ascends Babylonian throne.
1700 Hammurabi brings most of Mesopotamia under his control and introduces a law code.
Assyria attained a brief period of dominance under Shamshi-Adad (1813-1781 B.C.) but was soon superseded by Babylon under Hammurabi, who established what once were thought to be the first written law codes (more recent discoveries include law codes from a couple centuries prior to Hammurabi).
Hammurabi of Babylon (1792-1750 B.C.) belongs to the Late Old Babylonian period (roughly 1800-1600 B.C.) a cultural revival about which we are well informed because of the large number of texts known. Kings of Babylon now rule over large parts of Mesopotamia, starting under the rule of Hammurabi. Hammurabi' is a Amoritic name '(the Amoritic god) (H)ammu is great'. He gives the city Babylon hegemony over all of Mesopotamia by a combination of clever politics and military successes. In his early reign cities and opponents were:
Mari (on the Middle Euphrates) against Zimrilim (king of Mari, 1780-1760 B.C.),
Aššur (on the banks of the Middle Tigris) against šamši-Adad (Sham Shi-Adad, king of Aššur, (1810-1785 B.C.)
Larsa against Rim-Sim (king of Larsa, with a long reign 1825-1765 B.C.),
each playing an important role.
In Mari (with an Akkadian/Sumerian culture) thousands of letters have been found containing the correspondence (both received and sent) between kings. Mari was eventually sacked and burned by Hammurabi (in 1760 B.C.) thus the clay tablets in the large archives are unintentionally baked and very well preserved for millennia to come.
King List for Assyria, and the Historic Period (written history).
| Kings Name |
Years ruled |
Other Notes |
| Erishum II |
1920-1900 B.C. 20 years |
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| Shamshi-Adad I |
1813-1781 B.C. 32 years |
He united all independent Assyrian city-states. |
| Ishme-Dagan I |
1780-1741 B.C. 39 years |
He was a contemporary with Hammurabi of Babylon. |
| Ashur-Dugul |
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| Ashur-Dugul |
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| 5 Unknown Rulers |
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| Adasi |
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| Several Minor Rulers |
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| Erishum III |
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| Shamshi-Adad II |
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| Ishme-Dagan II |
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| Shamshi-Adad III |
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| Ashur-Nirari I |
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| Puzur-Ashur III |
1520 B.C. |
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| Enlil-Nasir I |
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| Ashur-Nirari II |
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| Ashur-Bel-Nisheshu |
1417-1409 B.C. 8 years. |
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| Ashur-Rim-Nisheshu |
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| Ashur-Nadin-Ahhe II |
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| Eriba-Adad I |
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