SIMMUBALIT
/ SIN-MUBALLIT
Clay
tablet and its sealed clay envelope. Legal document, listing of
land and their distribution to several sons. From Sippar, Iraq.
Old-Babylonian period. Reign of Sin-Muballit, 1812-1793 BCE (middle
chronology). Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin, Germany.
Term
: c. 1767 – 1749 BC short chronology
Preceded
by : Apil-Sin
Succeeded
by : Hammurabi
Regnal
titles of Simmubalit / Sin-Muballit : King
of Babylon
Simmubalit
/ Sin-Muballit was the father of Hammurabi and the fifth Amorite
king of the first dynasty (the Amorite Dynasty) of Babylonia, reigning
c. 1813-1792 or 1748-1729 BC (see Chronology of the Ancient Near
East). He ruled over a relatively new and minor kingdom; however,
he was the first ruler of Babylon to actually declare himself king
of the city, and the first to expand the territory ruled by the
city, and his son greatly expanded the Babylonian kingdom into the
short lived Babylonian Empire.
Reign
:
Sin-Muballit succeeded his father Apil-Sin. No inscriptions for
either king are known.
In
Sin-Muballlit's 13th year, he repelled the army of Larsa, which
was frequently in conflict with Babylon. In the 17th year of his
reign, Sin-Muballit took possession of the city of Isin and his
power grew steadily over time as evidenced by his building and fortifying
a number of towns. He abdicated due to failing health.
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Sin-Muballit