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by Jim A. Cornwell, Copyright © July 20, 2002, all rights reserved
"Volume III - Sumerian Kings List - Isin"

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Sumerian Kings List - Isin


    Kings after the Flood, the city of Isin reigns.

    Old Babylonian period (2000-1600 B.C.) known from a large number of clay tablets, in particular letters.    More and more countries use the cuneiform writing system, like Mari on the Middle Euphrates and the centers of power in the east, Elam.    In diplomatic contacts and other communications in this age letters are used between kings.
    The language in the OB-period is Akkadian, the dialect in Babylonia is Old Babylonian, further upstream on the Euphrates River the dialect is Old Assyrian, and both dialects appear in writing, but during 2000-1800 B.C. (also called Early Old Babylonian) texts for intellectuals are often bilingual.
    In the subsequent period the Babylonian model was taken as example by adjacent regions, in particular Assyria and Huri-Mitanni.    In Assyria now as well city-states develop and form political units in larger regional coalitions.
    Amorites (Akkadian amurru 'the west') semi-nomads in the upper course and Middle Euphrates, who gradually become sedentary, spread of other ethnical groups, and their existence is attested in earlier texts, but their names are in particular mentioned in the OB-period from 2000 to 1600 B.C.

    Isin-Larsa period (2000-1800 B.C.) also the Early Old Babylonian period and the archeological period is the Middle Bronze Age.    Kings of Isin often have Amorite names, the first being the last general under the rule of the last king of Ur-III.    Many Amorites obtain high positions and eventually kings of cities.    They apparently quickly integrate into the (Akkadian) society and seem to renounce their language, since not much is found in written form.

City King City No. King Flood No. Kings Name Years ruled Other Notes
Isin
1
124
 Icbi-Erra 33 years
 Other manuscripts have 32 years.
    One source calls this king Išbi-Irra, who reigned for 33 years between 2017-1985 B.C.    Išbi-Irra's daughter was the High Priestess of Nanna/Sin.    Isin had the city of Larsa as rival with Naplanum at 2025-2005 B.C.

Isin
2
125
 Cu-ilicu 20 years
 Other manuscripts have 10 or 15 years.    Son of Icbi-Erra.
    One source calls this king Divine Šu-ilišu, son of Išbi-Irra, who reigned for 10 years around 1984-1975 B.C.    Isin had the city of Larsa as rival with Emisum at 2004-1977 B.C.

Isin
3
126
 Iddin-Dagan 21 years
 Other manuscripts have 25 years.    Son of Cu-ilicu.
    One source calls this king Iddin-Dagan, son of Šu-ilišu, who reigned for 21 years around 1974-1954 B.C.    Isin had the city of Larsa as rival with Samium at 1976-1942 B.C.

Isin
4
127
 Icme-Dagan 20 years
 Other manuscripts have 18 years.    Son of Iddin-Dagan.
    One source calls this king Išme-Dagan, son of Iddin-Dagan, who reigned for 20 years around 1953-1935 B.C.    Isin had the city of Larsa as rival with Zabaya at 1941-1933 B.C.

Isin
5
128
 Lipit-Ectar 11 years
 Other manuscripts have 32 years.    Other manuscripts calls him Iddin-Dagan.    Son of Icme-Dagan.
    One source calls this king Divine Lipit-Ištar, son of Išme-Dagan, who reigned for 11 years around 1934-1924 B.C.    Isin had no one mentioned as a rival with the city of Larsa.

Isin
6
129
 Ur-Ninurta 28 years
 Son of Ickur.
    One source calls this king Divine Ur-Ninurta, who reigned for 28 years around 1923-1896 B.C.    Isin had the city of Larsa as rival with Gungunum at 1932-1906 B.C.

Isin
7
130
 Bur-Suen 21 years
 Son of Ur-Ninurta.
    One source calls this king Divine Bur-Sin, son of Divine Ur-Ninurta, who reigned for 21 years around 1895-1874 B.C.    Isin had the city of Larsa as rival with Abisare at 1905-1895 B.C.

Isin
8
131
 Lipit-Enlil 5 years
 Son of Bur-Suen.
    One source calls this king Divine Lipit-Enlil, son of Bur-Sin, who reigned for 5 years around 1873-1869 B.C.    Isin had the city of Larsa as rival with Sumuel at 1894-1866 B.C.

Isin
9
132
 Erra-imitti 8 years
 Other manuscripts have 7 years or 6 months.
    One source calls this king Divine Irra-imitti, who reigned for 8 years around 1868-1861 B.C.    Isin had the city of Larsa as rival with Nur-Adad at 1865-1850 B.C.

Isin
10
133
 Enlil-bani 24 years
 .
    One source calls this king Divine Enlil-Bani, who reigned for 24 years around 1860-1837 B.C.    Isin had the city of Larsa as rival with Sin-iddinam at 1849-1843 B.C., Sin-eribam at 1842-1841 B.C., and Sin-iqišam at 1840-1836 B.C.

Isin
11
134
 Zambiya 3 years
 .
    One source calls this king Divine Zambia, who reigned for 3 years around 1836-1834 B.C.    Isin had the city of Larsa as rival with Silli-Adad at 1835 B.C.

Isin
12
135
 Iter-pica 4 years
 .
    One source calls this king Divine Iter-piša, who reigned for 4 years around 1833-1831 B.C.    Isin had the city of Larsa as rival with Warad-Sin at 1834-1823 B.C., whose daughter was En-an-e-du, High Priestess of Nanna/Sin at Ur.

Isin
13
136
 Ur-dul-kuga 4 years
 .
    One source calls this king Divine Ur-Dukuga, who reigned for 4 years around 1830-1828 B.C.    Isin had no one mentioned as a rival with the city of Larsa.

Isin
14
137
 Suen-magir 11 years
 .
    One source calls this king Divine Sin-magir, who reigned for 11 years around 1827-1817 B.C.    Isin had the city of Larsa as rival with Rim-Sin I at 1822-1763 B.C.

Isin
15(?)
138
 Damiq-ilicu 23 years
 Son of Suen-magir.
    One source calls this king Damiq-ilišu, who reigned for 23 years around 1816-1794 B.C.    Isin had no one mentioned as a rival with the city of Larsa.

City Number of Kings Total Years Ruled
Isin
14 or 15
Either 14 kings for 203 years
or 15 kings for 236 years.
Other manuscripts have 225 years and 6 months.

    I counted 236 ruling years for 15 Kings, and the dating from 2017-1794 B.C., is only 223 years.    Some sources claim it is 225 years and 6 months.    Isin is where they found the tablet belonging to Nur-Ninšubur (now called the Weld-Blundell prism).


    This file was created on November 20, 2004.

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