Sin-Iqisham
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Sin-Iqisham ruled the ancient Near East
city-state
of Larsa
from 1776 BC to 1771 BC. He was the son of Sin-Eribam
and a contemporary of Zambiya of Isin
.
The annals for his five year reign record that he seized Pinaratim and Nazarum in his year 2, and that he defeated Kazallu, Elam
, and Zambiya king of Isin and Babylon in his year 5.
Ancient Near East
The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia , ancient Egypt, ancient Iran The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia...
city-state
of Larsa
Larsa
Larsa was an important city of ancient Sumer, the center of the cult of the sun god Utu. It lies some 25 km southeast of Uruk in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate, near the east bank of the Shatt-en-Nil canal at the site of the modern settlement Tell as-Senkereh or Sankarah.-History:According to...
from 1776 BC to 1771 BC. He was the son of Sin-Eribam
Sin-Eribam
Sin-Eribam ruled the ancient Near East Amorite city-stateof Larsa for only two years, from ca. 1778 BC to 1776 BC.-External links:*...
and a contemporary of Zambiya of Isin
Isin
Isin was an ancient city-state of lower Mesopotamia about 20 miles south of Nippur at the site of modern Ishan al-Bahriyat in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate.-History:...
.
The annals for his five year reign record that he seized Pinaratim and Nazarum in his year 2, and that he defeated Kazallu, Elam
Elam
Elam was an ancient civilization located in what is now southwest Iran. Elam was centered in the far west and the southwest of modern-day Iran, stretching from the lowlands of Khuzestan and Ilam Province, as well as a small part of southern Iraq...
, and Zambiya king of Isin and Babylon in his year 5.