SUSHEN
/ SHU-SIN
Important
Note :
Wikipedia
mentions Shulgi as father of Sushen / Shu-Sin which is not true
as his father is Jamadagni / Shamsu / Duk-gin / Dungi / Ur-Ninurta.
Wikipedia
also mentions Ibbi-Sin as son of Sushen / Shu-Sin and Amar-Sin as
brother of Sushen / Shu-Sin.
There
is a huge contradiction in this because Sushen / Shu-Sin is son
of Jamadagni / Shamsu / Duk-gin / Dungi / Ur-Ninurta.
The
genealogy given in Wikipedia does not match with research of Lieutenant
Colonel Laurence Austine Waddell.
Here,
I am cancelling genealogy given by Wikipedia and I am giving priority
to research of Lieutenant Colonel Laurence Austine Waddell because
of the level of his exprience and research.
![](640px-5-mina_weight_Shu-Shin_Louvre_AO246.jpg)
5-mina
weight with the name of Shu-Sin, with his regnal titles, from Girsu,
Louvre Museum
Sushen
/ S'u-as'-Sin (-en-zu) / Gimil Sin / Kaushik / Shu-Sin, also Šu-Suen
(Akkadian: ŠuSîn, after the Moon God Sîn",
the "-" being a silent honorific for "Divine",
formerly read Gimil-Sin) was king of Sumer and Akkad, and was the
penultimate king of the Ur III dynasty.
|
|
King
of the Neo-Sumerian Empire |
Reign |
: |
c. 2037 BC – 2028 BC (Middle Chronology)
c.
1973 BC – 1964 BC
(Short
Chronology) |
Following an open revolt of his Amorite subjects, he directed the
construction of a fortified wall between the Euphrates and the Tigris
rivers in his fourth year, intending it to hold off any further
Amorite attacks.
The
oldest love poem ever found is addressed to Shu-Sin by a female
speaker. It includes erotic language, and the speaker expresses
her strong desires and longings for the king.
Year
names of Shu-sin :
The year names for the reign of Shu-sin are all known and give an
information about the events of his reign. The most important ones
are :
1.
Year Szu-Sin became king
2. Year Szu-Sin the king of Ur made / caulked the boat of Enki (called
the) 'ibex of the abzu'
3. Year Szu-Sin the king of Ur destroyed Simanum
4. Year Szu-Sin the king of Ur built the amurru wall (called) 'muriq-tidnim
/ holding back the Tidanum'
6. Year Szu-Sin the king of Ur erected a magnificent stele for Enlil
and Ninlil
7. Year Szu-Sin, the king of Ur, king of the four quarters, destroyed
the land of Zabszali
8 . Year Szu-Sin the king of Ur built the temple of Szara in Umma
Artifacts :
There
is vast number of artifacts with inscriptions in the name of Shu-sin.
![](578px-Door_socket_inscribed_with_the_name_of_Shu-Sin,_king_of_Ur,_Ur_III._From_Mesopotamia,_Erbil_Civilization_Museum.jpg)
Door
socket inscribed with the name of Shu-Sin, king of Ur, Ur III. From
Mesopotamia, Erbil Civilization Museum
![](367px-Shu-Sin_(name).jpg)
Inscription
with the name of Shu-Sin
![](Seal_of_Gimil-Sin_(Shu-Sin).jpg)
Seal
of Shu-Sin: "Shu-sin, the Great King, King of Ur, King of the
four world quarters..."
![](597px-Inscribed_stone_ring_of_a_fountain,_the_name_of_the_Ur_III_king_Shu-Sin_appears._C._2030_BCE,_from_Iraq._Pergamon_Museum.jpg)
Inscribed
stone ring of a fountain, in the name of king Shu-Sin. Pergamon
Museum
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Shu-Sin#:~:text=Shu%2DSin%
2C%20also%20%C5%A0u%2D,
1964%20BC%20(short%20chronology).