Bur-Suen
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Būr-Sîn (inscribed dbur-dEN.ZU; died 1874 BC), was the 7th king of the 1st Dynasty of Isin and ruled for 21 years according to the Sumerian King List, 22 years according to the Ur-Isin king list. His reign was characterized by an ebb and flow in hegemony over the religious centers of Nippur and Ur.
Key facts
- Monarch.name
- Bur-Suen
- Monarch.image
- Cylinder seal of Bur-Sin.jpg
- Monarch.caption
- Cylinder seal of Bur-Sin
- Monarch.succession
- King of Isin
- Monarch.reign
- c. 1896 - c. 1874 BC
- Monarch.predecessor
- Ur-Ninurta
- Monarch.successor
- Lipit-Enlil
- Monarch.issue
- Lipit-Enlil
- Monarch.dynasty
- First Dynasty of Isin
- Monarch.father
- Ur-Ninurta
- Monarch.death_date
- c. 1874 BC
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Child
- Lipit-Enlil
- Father
- Ur-Ninurta
- Occupation
- sovereign
- Religion
- Sumerian religion
- Image
- Sumeriankinglist.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Inscriptions
- References
- See also
- External links
Būr-Sîn (inscribed dbur-dEN.ZU; died 1874 BC), was the 7th king of the 1st Dynasty of Isin and ruled for 21 years according to the Sumerian King List, 22 years according to the Ur-Isin king list. His reign was characterized by an ebb and flow in hegemony over the religious centers of Nippur and Ur.
==Biography==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bur-Suen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.