Warad-Sin

Warad-Sin
𒀴𒀭𒂗𒍪
Foundation figurine of Warad-Sin for Inanna at Zabalam
King of Larsa
Reignc. 1834 - c. 1823 BC
SuccessorRim-Sin I
Diedc. 1823 BC
FatherKudur-Mabuk
Warad-Sin, king of Larsa
Foundation tablet of the temple of Ninsun dedicated by Warad-Sin, Louvre Museum

Warad-Sin (𒀴𒀭𒂗𒍪, ARAD-Dsuen; died c. 1823 BC) ruled the ancient Near East city-state of Larsa. His father Kudur-Mabuk powerful figure in Larsa. His sister En-ane-du was high priestess of the moon god in Ur.[1][2][3]

Annals survive for his complete 12-year reign. He recorded that in his second year as king, he destroyed the walls of Kazallu, and defeated the army of Mutibal that had occupied Larsa.

He was succeeded as king of Larsa by his brother Rim-Sin I.

  • Clay cylinder. The Akkadian cuneiform text mentions the name of Warad-Sin, ruler of Larsa. From Babylon, Iraq. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin.
  • Fired mudbrick, stamped. The Akkadian cuneiform inscription mentions the name of Warad-Sin, ruler of Larsa. From Ur, Iraq. British Museum, London.
  • Foundation cone of Warad-Sin, ruler of Larsa, 19th century BC. From Ur, Iraq. Iraq Museum, Baghdad.

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Notes

  1. ^ [1] M. Fitzgerald, "The Rulers of Larsa", Yale University Dissertation, 2002
  2. ^ [2]Marcel Segrist, "Larsa Year Names", Andrews University Press, 1990 ISBN 0-943872-54-5
  3. ^ E.M. Grice , C.E. Keiser, M. Jastrow, Chronology of the Larsa Dynasty, AMS Press, 1979 ISBN 0-404-60274-6
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