Ammi-Saduqa
| Ammi-Saduqa | |
|---|---|
| King of Babylon | |
| Reign | c. 1647 – c. 1626 BC |
| Predecessor | Ammi-Ditana |
| Successor | Samsu-Ditana |
| Died | c. 1626 BC |
| Issue | Samsu-Ditana |
| Father | Ammi-Ditana |
Ammī-ṣaduqa[1] (sometimes spelled Ammisaduqa, Ammizaduga; died c. 1626 BC) was a king of the First Dynasty of Babylon, who reigned 1646–1626 BC (High Middle Chronology) or 1638–1618 BC (Low Middle Chronology).[2]
Family
He was the eldest son and successor of Ammi-Ditana, probably born of Queen Šamuḫtum.[3]
Reign
Some 21 year-names survive for his reign, including the first 17. The names indicate that these years were fairly peaceful ones for the kingdom of Ammi-Saduqa, who was primarily engaged in enriching and enlarging the temples, and a few other building projects, such as building a wall at the mouth of the Euphrates River in his 11th regnal year.[4]
Death
On his death, Ammi-Saduqa was succeeded by his son, Samsu-Ditana,[5] the last king of the Amorite dynasty. Another son of Ammi-Saduqa might have been Sîn-ibnīšu.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Douglas Frayne, The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia: Early Periods, vol. 4: Old Babylonian Period (2003–1595 BC) Toronto, 1990: 425.
- ↑ C. B. F. Walker, "Mesopotamian Chronology," in: Dominique Collon, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Berkeley, 1995: 235; T. De Jong & V. Foertmeyer, "A New Look at the Venus Observations of Ammisaduqa," Jaarbericht Ex Oriente Lux 42 (2010) 141–157.
- ↑ Lukáš Pecha, The Material and Ideological Base of the Old Babylonian State, Lanham, MD, 2018: 218–219, 227; the king's mother Šamuḫtum is not explicitly associated with any named king: Rients de Boer, "The Members of the Royal House of Old Babylonian Babylon," Isin (2021/2) 27–43: 33.
- ↑ Year-names for Ammi-Sadduqa
- ↑ Rients de Boer, "The Members of the Royal House of Old Babylonian Babylon," Isin (2021/2) 27–43: 37–38.
- ↑ Rients de Boer, "The Members of the Royal House of Old Babylonian Babylon," Isin (2021/2) 27–43: 31, 37.
