Rim-Sîn I (Akkadian: 𒀭𒊑𒅎𒀭𒂗𒍪, Dri-im-Dsuen) ruled the ancient Near East city-state of Larsa from 1758 BC to 1698 BC (in short chronology) or 1822 BC to 1762 BC (middle chronology). His sister En-ane-du was high priestess of the moon god in Ur. Rim-Sin I was a contemporary of Hammurabi of Babylon and Irdanene of Uruk. [1] [2] [3] He was of Elamite descent, notwithstanding his Akkadian name.[4]
| Rim-Sin 𒀭𒊑𒅎𒀭𒂗𒍪 | |
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 Rim-Sin foundation figurine, 1758-1698 BC - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago | |
| Reign | 1758-1698 (short chronology) |
| Predecessor | Warad-Sin |
| Successor | Hammurabi |
| Dynasty | Dynasty of Larsa |
| Religion | Sumerian polytheism |
| Opponent | Hammurabi |
| Relatives | Warad-Sin (brother) En-ane-du (sister) |
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Rim-Sin’s reign of Larsa started sometime around 1758 BC (in Short Chronology) when he succeeded his brother, Warad-Sin. He immediately began to expand Larsa by attacking the neighboring city-states of Uruk, Isin, and Babylon. By 1744 BC, the city was so big that other cities were worried about its growth. The king of Isin, the ruler of Uruk, and the chief of Babylon campaigned against Rim-Sin. He defeated them, then occupied Pi-Naratim (the mouths of the Tigris and Euphrates) in 1743, Zibnatum in 1741, Bit-Susin and Uzarbara in 1740, and Kisarra in 1738. He also destroyed Der in that year. In 1737 BC he sacked Uruk, sparing its inhabitants. In 1733 he invaded the territory of Isin, finally seizing the capital in 1732 BC. This conquest was so important to Rim-Sin that every year name of his rule after was named in years after the sack of Isin.[5][6][7]
In 1728 BC, Hammurabi, the king of Babylon, attacked Isin and reported to have conquered it.[5] In 1699 BC, Hammurabi turned against Rim-Sin, who had refused to support Hammurabi in his war against Elam despite pledging his troops. Hammurabi, with troops from Mari, first attacked Mashkan-shapir on the northern edge of Rim-Sin's realm. Hammurabi's forces quickly reached Larsa, and after a six-month siege the city fell. Rim-Sin escaped the city but was soon found and taken prisoner and died thereafter.[8]
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Rim-Sin foundation tablet, 1758-1698 BC - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago. -
Stone bowl dedicated to Innana of Zabala, in the name of Rim-Sin, 1758-1698 BC - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago -
Title "Rim-Sin, King of Larsa" on the stone bowl:
𒀭𒊑𒅎𒀭𒂗𒍪 Rim-Sin
𒈗 King of
𒌓𒀕 Larsa -
Foundation figurine of Rim-Sin for Nanaya. British Museum -
Dedication tablet of Rim-Sin king of Larsa
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Notes edit
- ^ Fitzgerald, Madeleine (2002). The Rulers of Larsa (PDF) (Thesis). Yale University.
- ^ Segrist, Marcel (1990). Larsa Year Names. Andrews University Press. ISBN 0-943872-54-5.
- ^ Grice, E.M.; Keiser, C.E.; Jastrow, M. (1979). Chronology of the Larsa dynasty. AMS Press. ISBN 0-404-60274-6.
- ^ Amanda H. Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near East. Oxford University Press, 2022. 269. ISBN 9780190059040.
- ^ a b Van de Mieroop, Marc (2005). King Hammurabi of Babylon. Malden, Ma: Blackwell Publishing. pp. 31–39. ISBN 1-4051-2660-4.
- ^ "Year names of Rim-Sin".
- ^ A List of Year Names of Rim-Sin of Larsa (PDF). pp. 11–12.
- ^ Bauer, Susan Wise (2007). History of the Ancient World. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-393-05974-8.