Zabaia

Zabaia (or Zabaya; (died 1932 BC) governed the ancient Near East city of Larsa from around 1941 BC to 1932 BC (MC). He was an Amorite and the son of Samium.

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Royalty.name: Zabaia
Royalty.reign: c. 1941 - c. 1932 BC
Royalty.death_date: c. 1932 BC
Royalty.father: Samium
Royalty.succession: Governor of Larsa

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date of death: 1900-00-00
date of birth: 1999-00-00

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Zabaia (or Zabaya; (died 1932 BC) governed the ancient Near East city of Larsa from around 1941 BC to 1932 BC (MC). He was an Amorite and the son of Samium.

A brick inscription found at Larsa reads, "Zabaya, Chief of the Amorites, son of Samium, re-built the Ebabbar" (Zabaya rabian Amurri mar Samium Ebabbara ipus). The E-babbar is a temple of the god Shamash. An alternate reading is the he "built" the Ebabbar". This is the only known textual mention of Samium outside the Larsa King List. A damaged clay cone found at Mashkan-shapir carries a similar text. Larsa ruler Abisare also used the "Chief of the Amorites" title.