Beginnings of Old Babylonian Babylon
Sumu-abum and Sumu-la-El
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6077968 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rients De Boer (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-86 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cuneiform Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0256 • E-ISSN: 2325-6737 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.5615/jcunestud.70.2018.0053 |
| OpenAlex | W2810979288 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article studies the lives of two men pivotal in the history of (Old Babylonian) Babylon: Sumu-abum and Sumu-la-El. Sumu-abum was an Amorite tribal and military leader who led groups of Amorite warriors between ca. 1890 and 1860 BCE. He managed to conquer large swaths of northern Babylonian and the Lower Diyala region. In the wake of these conquests, numerous small Amorite kingdoms were set up by his subordinates. The most important one was Sumu-la-El (1880–1845 BCE), who founded the First Dynasty of Babylon. After Sumu-abum's death, Sumu-la-El subjugated several other petty kings in Babylon's vicinity and built a string of fortresses around his territory. Through his actions he formed the core of the Babylonian kingdom
Ancient history · Kingdom · Ancient Near East History · History
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
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