Naram-Sin of Eshnunna
| Naram-Sin Narām-Sîn | |
|---|---|
| King of Eshnunna | |
| Reign | c. 1818 - c. 1809 BC |
| Predecessor | Ipiq-Adad II |
| Died | c. 1809 BC |
| Father | Ipiq-Adad II |
Naram-Sin (died c. 1809 BC) was the King of Eshnunna for at least nine years,[1] during its brief time of political power.[2]
Early life
He is known to be the son of Ipiq-Adad II, king of Eshnunna.
Reign
He succeeded his father on the throne and reigned around 1818-1809 BC.[3]
Shamshi-Adad
He was contemporary of Shamshi-Adad I, the future king of the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia.[4] Shamshi-Adad was apparently ousted from his city by Naram-Sin which led to a brief exile in Babylon.
Military campaigns
He continued the expansion of Eshnunna begun by his father, Ipiq-Adad II. He raided the Khabur triangle up to Ašnakkum.[5]
An inscription praying for the king's peace was found in Kythira.[6]
Year-Names
Some 11 year-names have survived.[7]
| Year | Regnal Year | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 18xx | 1 | Naram-Sin (became king); Year in which Naram-Sin ascended the throne in the house of his father |
| 18xx | 2 | (The land of) Asznakkum was seized, the land of Asznakkum and the city of Tarnip were seized |
| 18xx | 3 | Naram-Sin seized Kakkulatum |
| 18xx | 4 | Year after the year in which he seized Kakkulatum |
| 18xx | 5 | Year a dragon, year in which Naram-Sin brought to the ruddy gates 2 dragons in copper, Naram-Sin placed at the ruddy gates dragons |
| 18xx | 6 | Asztabala was seized |
| 18xx | 7 | Naram-Sin the king broke all the tablets (of debts) |
| 18xx | 8 | Naram-Sin brought in the temple of Tiszpak a statue in gold representing himself, statue in gold representing Naram-Sin |
| 18xx | 9 | Naram-Sin brought (into the temple) a decorated unrivalled chariot |
| 18xx | 10 | Life of Naram-Sin were brought in (see Uruk year names) |
| 18xx | 11 | 2 statues in gold and 2 statues in silver (representing) Naram-Sin were brought into the temple of Nin-azu |
References
- ↑ Frayne, Douglas (1990). Old Babylonian period (2003-1595 BC). Toronto, Ont.: University of Toronto Press. p. 553. ISBN 978-1-4426-7803-3. OCLC 288092394.
- ↑ Nagel, Wolfram, "Eine Siegesstele des Narāmsîn von Ešnunak?", Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie, vol. 53, no. Jahresband, pp. 133-135, 1959
- ↑ Arkhipov, Ilya, 'The Middle East after the Fall of Ur: From Assur to the Levant', in Karen Radner, Nadine Moeller, and D. T. Potts (eds), The Oxford History of the Ancient Near East: Volume II: Volume II: From the End of the Third Millennium BC to the Fall of Babylon (New York, 2022; online edn, Oxford Academic, 18 Aug. 2022)
- ↑ Frayne, Douglas R. “Naram-Suen and the Mušḫuššu Serpents.” Journal of the American Oriental Society, vol. 102, no. 3, 1982, pp. 511–13
- ↑ Charpin 2004b: 131
- ↑ Weidner, Ernst F.; Thomas, Helen (1939). "The Inscription from Kythera". The Journal of Hellenic Studies. 59 (1): 137–138. doi:10.2307/626920. ISSN 2041-4099. JSTOR 626920. S2CID 161571860.
- ↑ https://cdli-gh.github.io/year-names/HTML/T30K15.htm