Rim-Sin I

Also known as Rim-Sîn I

King of Larsa

Key facts

Reign: c. 1823 - c. 1763 BC
Predecessor: Warad-Sin
Successor: Position abolished
Died: c. 1763 BC
Father: Kudur-Mabuk
Religion: Sumerian polytheism

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Father: Kudur-Mabuk
Occupation: sovereign
Position held: king
Noble title: king
Image: Tavoletta di fondazione di rim-sin, 1822-1763 ac ca.jpg

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Commons category: Rim-Sin I
date of birth: 1850-00-00
date of death: 1763-00-00

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Rim-Sîn I (Akkadian: 𒀭𒊑𒅎𒀭𒂗𒍪, ri-im-suen; died c. 1763 BC) ruled the ancient Near East city-state of Larsa from 1823 BC to 1763 BC (MC). 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. His father, Kudur-Mabuk, grandfather Šimti-šilhak and his daughter Manzi-wartaš had Elamite names.

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