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Also known as Būr-Sîn

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.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
2003-10-12

Discography

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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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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.