Shu-Sin

Sumerian king
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSumerian king
isMonarch Noble Sovereign
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Male
Religion:Sumerian religion
Family
Father:Shulgi
Children:Ibbi-Sin
The details

Biography

Shu-sin was king of Sumer and Akkad, and was the penultimate king of the Ur III dynasty. He succeeded his brother Amar-Sin, and reigned c. 1972-1964 BC. (short chronology)

Following an open revolt of his Amorite subjects, he directed the construction of a fortified wall between the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers in his fourth year, intending it to hold off any further Amorite attacks. He was succeeded by his son Ibbi-Sin.

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