Sumu-la-El
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| Sumu-la-El | |
|---|---|
| 2nd King of Babylon | |
| Reign | c. 1881 – c. 1845 BC |
| Predecessor | Sumu-abum |
| Successor | Sabium |
| Died | c. 1845 BC |
| Issue | Sallurtum |
Sumu-la-El (also Sumulael or Sumu-la-ilu; died c. 1845 BC) was a King in the First Dynasty of Babylon. He reigned c. 1881 – c. 1845 BC (MC).[1] He subjugated and conquered nearby cities like Kish and built a string of fortresses around his territory.[2][3] He is known to have conquered the city of Sippar.[4] Economic ties extended as far north as Tilmen Hoyuk.[5] His daughter, Šallurtum, married Sîn-kāšid, the king of Uruk.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Year names of Sumu-la-El of Babylon - CDLI
- ↑ de Boer, Rients (2018). "Beginnings of Old Babylonian Babylon: Sumu-abum and Sumu-la-El". Journal of Cuneiform Studies. 70: 53–86. doi:10.5615/jcunestud.70.2018.0053. S2CID 165880873 – via ResearchGate.
- ↑ De Boer, Rients, "Two early Old Babylonian 'Mananâ' archives dated to the last years of Sumu-la-El", Revue d'assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale, vol. 111, pp. 25–64, 2017
- ↑ Charpin, Dominique and Ziegler, Nele, "Masters of Time: Old Babylonian Kings and Calendars", Time and History in the Ancient Near East: Proceedings of the 56th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Barcelona, July 26th–30th, 2010, edited by Lluis Feliu, J. Llop, A. Millet Albà and Joaquin Sanmartín, University Park, USA: Penn State University Press, pp. 57–68, 2013
- ↑ Marchesi, G./N. Marchetti, "A Babylonian Official at Tilmen Höyük in the Time of King Sumu-la-el of Babylon", Or. 88, 1–36, 2019
- ↑ Michalowski, Piotr, "The Amorites in Ur III Times", The Correspondence of the Kings of Ur: An Epistolary History of an Ancient Mesopotamian Kingdom, University Park, USA: Penn State University Press, pp. 82-121, 2011
