Larsa
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Was a Mesopotamian city-state in actual Iraq.
Establishment
January 2899 BC: Larsa was an important city-state of ancient Sumer since the Early Dynastic Period. Larsa was the center of the cult of the sun god Utu. It lies some 25 km southeast of Uruk in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate, near the east bank of the Shatt-en-Nil canal at the site of the modern settlement Tell as-Senkereh or Sankarah.
Chronology
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Was the military compaign against Ur of Lugal-Anne-Mundu, king of the city-state of Adab in Sumer.
January 2499 BC: Lugal-Anne-Mundu (king of the city-state of Adab in Sumer) subjugated the "Four Quarters of the world" (the entire Fertile Crescent region, from the Mediterranean to the Zagros Mountains). His empire is said to have included the provinces of Elam, Marhashi, Gutium, Subartu, the "Cedar Mountain land" (Lebanon), Amurru or Martu, "Sutium" and the "Mountain of E-anna".
January 2459 BC: Following the death of Adab King Lugal-Anne-Mundu, his Empire collapsed and most of the subjected cities regained their independence.
Military Campaigns of Rim-Sin, ruler of the Mesopotamian city-state of Larsa.
January 1806 BC: Pi-Naratim (the mouths of the Tigris and Euphrates region) is occupied in 1807 BC by Larsa.
January 1801 BC: Rim-Sin I of Larsa destroyed the city Der.
2.1.Larsa's conquest of Isin
Conquest of the city-state of Isin by Rim-Sin, ruler of the Mesopotamian city-state of Larsa.
January 1819 BC: Isin maintained its independence from Larsa for at least forty years, ultimately succumbing to Larsa's ruler Rim-Sin I.
Military campaigns of Babylonian King Hammurabi.
3.1.Hammurabi's Conquest on Larsa
Military campaign of Babylonian King Hammurabi against Larsa.
January 1762 BC: The forces of Babylonian King Hammurabi conquered Larsa after a six-month siege.
January 2399 BC: Eannatum of Lagash annexed Larsa to his empire.
January 1931 BC: An Amorite named Gungunum established an independent dynasty in Larsa. To legitimize his rule, Gungunum also captured the city of Ur.
January 1919 BC: Ishbi-Erra of Isin did succeed in repulsing the Elamites from the Ur region. This gave the Isin dynasty control over the culturally significant cities of Ur, Uruk, and the spiritual center of Nippur.
Disestablishment
January 1762 BC: The forces of Babylonian King Hammurabi conquered Larsa after a six-month siege.
Selected Sources
Charvát, Petr, "From King to God: The NAMEŠDA Title in Archaic Ur", in Organization, Representation, and Symbols of Power in the Ancient Near East: Proceedings of the 54th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale at Würzburg 20–25 Jul, edited by Gernot Wilhelm, University Park, USA: Penn State University Press, pp. 265-274, 2012
Douglas Frayne, "Lagas", in Presargonic Period: Early Periods, Volume 1 (2700-2350 BC), RIM The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Volume 1, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, pp. 77-293
Hallo, W. W. (1959): The Last Years of the Kings of Isin, Journal of Near Eastern Studies, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 54-72
New York Times Encyclopedic Almanac, New York Times, Book & Educational Division., 1970, p. 564
RIME 1.01.08.01 composite (P450160). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Retrieved on 29 March 2024 on https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/search?layout=full&id=P450160
