Sîn-gāmil explained

Sîn-gāmil
King of Uruk
Reign:18th century BCE
Predecessor:Sîn-irībam
Successor:Ilum-gāmil
Royal House:6th Dynasty of Uruk

Sîn-gāmil (inscribed in Akkadian: : DEN.ZU-kà-mi-il) was a king of Uruk during the 18th century BCE, at the time of the Isin-Larsa period. He was the son of Sîn-irībam, and Ilum-gāmil, his brother succeeded him.[1]

Sîn-gāmil is also known from one of this dedication tablets.[2]

His son was Salim-palih-Marduk, and, according to their seals, their deities were Marduk and Shamash.[3] [4]

The dynasty of the Kings of Uruk in the 19-18th centuries BCE was composed of the following rulers in chronological order: Alila-hadum, Sumu-binasa, Naram-Sin of Uruk, Sîn-kāšid, Sîn-iribam, Sîn-gamil, Ilum-gamil, Anam, Irdanene, Rim-Anum, Nabi-ilišu, and an unknown king.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Old Babylonian Period (2003–1595 B.C.): Early Periods, Volume 4 . Douglas Frayne . University of Toronto Press . 1990 . 439–483, 825 .
  2. Book: King . Leonard William. A history of Sumer and Akkad : an account of the early races of Babylonia from prehistoric times to the foundation of the Babylonian monarchy . 1910 . London : Chatto & Windus . 289 .
  3. Book: Toorn . K. Van Der . Family Religion in Babylonia, Ugarit and Israel: Continuity and Changes in the Forms of Religious Life . 1996 . BRILL . 978-90-04-10410-5 . 67 . en.
  4. Book: Tanret . Michel . The Seal of the Sanga: On the Old Babylonian Sangas of Šamaš of Sippar-Jaḫrūrum and Sippar-Amnānum . 2010 . BRILL . 978-90-04-17958-5 . 165 . en.
  5. Web site: Year names (CDLI) . cdli.ox.ac.uk.