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Samsuiluna
king of Babylonia
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defeat by Elamites
- In ancient Iran: The Old Elamite period
Kutir-Nahhunte I attacked Samsuiluna (c. 1749–c. 1712 bc), Hammurabi’s son, and dealt so serious a defeat to the Babylonians that the event was remembered more than 1,000 years later in an inscription of the Assyrian king Ashurbanipal. It may be assumed that with this stroke Elam once again…
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history of Mesopotamia
- In history of Mesopotamia: Political fortunes
Under Hammurabi’s son Samsuiluna (c. 1749–c. 1712 bce) the Babylonian empire greatly shrank in size. Following what had almost become a tradition, the south rose up in revolt. Larsa regained its autonomy for some time, and the walls of Ur, Uruk, and Larsa were leveled. Eshnunna, which evidently…
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