Chronology from Isin-Larsa to Babylon I


1. Chronology of the Isin Dynasty (20th c. BCE)

The chronology of rulers from the Old Babylonian period follows Charpin 2004; for the absolute dates see also Sallaberger/Schrakamp 2015.

IE = Išbi-Erra (2019-1987) → 33 years of kingship

Ši = Šu-ilīšu (1986-1977) → 10 years

IdD = Iddin-Dagān (1976-1956) → 21 years

IšD = Išme-Dagān (1955-1937) → 19 years

LiE = Lipit-Eštar (1936-1926) → 11 years

UrN = Ur-Ninurta (1925-1898) → 28 years

Išbi-Erra (2019-1987).
Išbi-Erra (2019-1987)
Year 1 2019 Year 17 2003
Year 2 2018 Year 18 2002
Year 3 2017 Year 19 2001
Year 4 2016 Year 20 2000
Year 5 2015 Year 21 1999
Year 6 2014 Year 22 1998
Year 7 2013 Year 23 1997
Year 8 2012 Year 24 1996
Year 9 2011 Year 25 1995
Year 10 2010 Year 26 1994
Year 11 2009 Year 27 1993
Year 12 2008 Year 28 1992
Year 13 2007 Year 29 1991
Year 14 2006 Year 30 1990
Year 15 2005 Year 31 1989
Year 16 2004 Year 32 1988
Year 33 1987
Šu-ilīšu (1986-1977).
Šu-ilīšu (1986-1977)
Year 1 1986
Year 2 1985
Year 3 1984
Year 4 1983
Year 5 1982
Year 6 1981
Year 7 1980
Year 8 1979
Year 9 1978
Year 10 1977

2. Chronology of the Larsa Dynasty (19th-18th c. BCE)

Na = Naplānum (2025-2005)) → 21 years of kingship

Yam = Yamṣium (2004-1977)) → 28 years

Sām = Sāmium (1976-1942)) → 35 years

Zab = Zabāya (1941-1933)) → 9 years

Gun = Gungunum (1932-1906) → 27 years

Abs = Abīsarē (1905-1895) → 11 years

Suel = Sumuel (1894-1866) → 29 years

NuAd = Nūr-Adad ( 1865-1850) → 16 years

Sid = Sîn-iddinam (1849-1843) → 7 years

Sir = Sîn-irībam (1842-1841) → 2 years

Siq = Sîn-iqīšam (1840-1836) → 5 years

iAd = Ṣilli-Adad (1835) → 1 year

WS = Warad-Sîn (1834-1823) → 12 years

RS = Rīm-Sîn (1822-1763) → 60 years

Gungunum (1932-1906).
Gungunum (1932-1906)
Year 1 1932 Year 15 1918
Year 2 1931 Year 16 1917
Year 3 1930 Year 17 1916
Year 4 1929 Year 18 1915
Year 5 1928 Year 19 1914
Year 6 1927 Year 20 1913
Year 7 1926 Year 21 1912
Year 8 1925 Year 22 1911
Year 9 1924 Year 23 1910
Year 10 1923 Year 24 1909
Year 11 1922 Year 25 1908
Year 12 1921 Year 26 1907
Year 13 1920 Year 27 1906
Year 14 1919
Abīsarē (1905-1895)
Abīsarē (1905-1895)
Year 1 1905
Year 2 1904
Year 3 1903
Year 4 1902
Year 5 1901
Year 6 1900
Year 7 1899
Year 8 1898
Year 9 1897
Year 10 1896
Year 11 1895
Sumuel (1894-1866).
Sumuel (1894-1866)
Year 1 1894 Year 16 1879
Year 2 1893 Year 17 1878
Year 3 1892 Year 18 1877
Year 4 1891 Year 19 1876
Year 5 1890 Year 20 1875
Year 6 1889 Year 21 1874
Year 7 1888 Year 22 1873
Year 8 1887 Year 23 1872
Year 9 1886 Year 24 1871
Year 10 1885 Year 25 1870
Year 11 1884 Year 26 1869
Year 12 1883 Year 27 1868
Year 13 1882 Year 28 1867
Year 14 1881 Year 29 1866
Year 15 1880
Nūr-Adad ( 1865-1850).
Sîn-iddinam (1849-1843).
Sîn-iddinam (1849-1843)
Year 1 1849
Year 2 1848
Year 3 1847
Year 4 1846
Year 5 1845
Year 6 1844
Year 7 1843
Sîn-irībam (1842-1841).
Sîn-irībam (1842-1841)
Year 1 1842
Year 2 1841
Sîn-iqīšam (1840-1836).
Sîn-iqīšam (1840-1836)
Year 1 1840
Year 2 1839
Year 3 1838
Year 4 1837
Year 5 1836
Ṣilli-Adad (1835).
Ṣilli-Adad (1835)
Year 1 1835
Warad-Sîn (1834-1823).
Warad-Sîn (1834-1823)
Year 1 1834
Year 2 1833
Year 3 1832
Year 4 1831
Year 5 1830
Year 6 1829
Year 7 1828
Year 8 1827
Year 9 1826
Year 10 1825
Year 11 1824
Year 12 1823
Rīm-Sîn (1822-1763).
Rīm-Sîn (1822-1763)
Year 1 1822 Year 16 1807 Year 31 1792 Year 46 1777
Year 2 1821 Year 17 1806 Year 32 1791 Year 47 1776
Year 3 1820 Year 18 1805 Year 33 1790 Year 48 1775
Year 4 1819 Year 19 1804 Year 34 1789 Year 49 1774
Year 5 1818 Year 20 1803 Year 35 1788 Year 50 1773
Year 6 1817 Year 21 1802 Year 36 1787 Year 51 1772
Year 7 1816 Year 22 1801 Year 37 1786 Year 52 1771
Year 8 1815 Year 23 1800 Year 38 1785 Year 53 1770
Year 9 1814 Year 24 1799 Year 39 1784 Year 54 1769
Year 10 1813 Year 25 1798 Year 40 1783 Year 55 1768
Year 11 1812 Year 26 1797 Year 41 1782 Year 56 1767
Year 12 1811 Year 27 1796 Year 42 1781 Year 57 1766
Year 13 1810 Year 28 1795 Year 43 1780 Year 58 1765
Year 14 1809 Year 29 1794 Year 44 1779 Year 59 1764
Year 15 1808 Year 30 1793 Year 45 1778 Year 60 1763

3. Chronology of the First Dynasty of Babylon (19th-18th c. BCE)

Suab = Sumuabum (1894-1881) → 4 years

SulaEl = Sumulael (1880-1845) → 37 years

Sab = Sābium (1844-1831) → 14 years

ApS = Apil-Sîn (1830-1813) → 18 years

Sm = Sîn-muballiṭ (1812-1793) → 20 years

Ḫa = Ḫammurāpi (1792-1750) → 43 years

Si = Samsuilūna (1749-1712) → 38 years

Ae = Abīešuḫ (1711-1684) → 28 years

Ad = Ammīditāna (1683-1647) → 37 years

Aṣ = Ammīṣaduqa (1646-1626) → 21 years

Sd = Samsuditāna (1625-1595) → 31 years

Sumuabum.
Sumuabum (1894-1881)
Year 1 1894
Year 2 1893
Year 3 1892
Year 4 1891
Sumulael (1880-1845).
Sumulael (1880-1845)
Year 1 1880 Year 16 1865 Year 31 1850
Year 2 1879 Year 17 1864 Year 32 1849
Year 3 1878 Year 18 1863 Year 33 1848
Year 4 1877 Year 19 1862 Year 34 1847
Year 5 1876 Year 20 1861 Year 35 1846
Year 6 1875 Year 21 1860 Year 36 1845
Year 7 1874 Year 22 1859 Year 37 1844
Year 8 1873 Year 23 1858
Year 9 1872 Year 24 1857
Year 10 1871 Year 25 1856
Year 11 1870 Year 26 1855
Year 12 1869 Year 27 1854
Year 13 1868 Year 28 1853
Year 14 1867 Year 29 1852
Year 15 1866 Year 30 1851
Sābium (1844-1831).
Sābium (1844-1831)
Year 1 1844
Year 2 1843
Year 3 1842
Year 4 1841
Year 5 1840
Year 6 1839
Year 7 1838
Year 8 1837
Year 9 1836
Year 10 1835
Year 11 1834
Year 12 1833
Year 13 1832
Year 14 1831
Apil-Sîn (1830-1813).
Apil-Sîn (1830-1813)
Year 1 1830
Year 2 1829
Year 3 1828
Year 4 1827
Year 5 1826
Year 6 1825
Year 7 1824
Year 8 1823
Year 9 1822
Year 10 1821
Year 11 1820
Year 12 1819
Year 13 1818
Year 14 1817
Year 15 1816
Year 16 1815
Year 17 1814
Year 18 1813
Sîn-muballiṭ (1812-1793).
Sîn-muballiṭ (1812-1793)
Year 1 1812 Year 11 1802
Year 2 1811 Year 12 1801
Year 3 1810 Year 13 1800
Year 4 1809 Year 14 1799
Year 5 1808 Year 15 1798
Year 6 1807 Year 16 1797
Year 7 1806 Year 17 1796
Year 8 1805 Year 18 1795
Year 9 1804 Year 19 1794
Year 10 1803 Year 20 1793
Ḫammurāpi (1792-1750).
Ḫammurāpi (1792-1750)
Year 1 1792 Year 16 1777 Year 31 1762
Year 2 1791 Year 17 1776 Year 32 1761
Year 3 1790 Year 18 1775 Year 33 1760
Year 4 1789 Year 19 1774 Year 34 1759
Year 5 1788 Year 20 1773 Year 35 1758
Year 6 1787 Year 21 1772 Year 36 1757
Year 7 1786 Year 22 1771 Year 37 1756
Year 8 1785 Year 23 1770 Year 38 1755
Year 9 1784 Year 24 1769 Year 39 1754
Year 10 1783 Year 25 1768 Year 40 1753
Year 11 1782 Year 26 1767 Year 41 1752
Year 12 1781 Year 27 1766 Year 42 1751
Year 13 1780 Year 28 1765 Year 43 1750
Year 14 1779 Year 29 1764
Year 15 1778 Year 30 1763
Samsuilūna (1749-1712).
Samsuilūna (1749-1712)
Year 1 1749 Year 16 1734 Year 31 1719
Year 2 1748 Year 17 1733 Year 32 1718
Year 3 1747 Year 18 1732 Year 33 1717
Year 4 1746 Year 19 1731 Year 34 1716
Year 5 1745 Year 20 1730 Year 35 1715
Year 6 1744 Year 21 1729 Year 36 1714
Year 7 1743 Year 22 1728 Year 37 1713
Year 8 1742 Year 23 1727 Year 38 1712
Year 9 1741 Year 24 1726
Year 10 1740 Year 25 1725
Year 11 1739 Year 26 1724
Year 12 1738 Year 27 1723
Year 13 1737 Year 28 1722
Year 14 1736 Year 29 1721
Year 15 1735 Year 30 1720
Abīešuḫ (1711-1684).
Abīešuḫ (1711-1684)
Year 1 1711 Year 16 1696
Year 2 1710 Year 17 1695
Year 3 1709 Year 18 1694
Year 4 1708 Year 19 1693
Year 5 1707 Year 20 1692
Year 6 1706 Year 21 1691
Year 7 1705 Year 22 1690
Year 8 1704 Year 23 1689
Year 9 1703 Year 24 1688
Year 10 1702 Year 25 1687
Year 11 1701 Year 26 1686
Year 12 1700 Year 27 1685
Year 13 1699 Year 28 1684
Year 14 1698
Year 15 1697
Ammīditāna (1683-1647).
Ammīditāna (1683-1647)
Year 1 1683 Year 16 1668 Year 31 1653
Year 2 1682 Year 17 1667 Year 32 1652
Year 3 1681 Year 18 1666 Year 33 1651
Year 4 1680 Year 19 1665 Year 34 1650
Year 5 1679 Year 20 1664 Year 35 1649
Year 6 1678 Year 21 1663 Year 36 1648
Year 7 1677 Year 22 1662 Year 37 1647
Year 8 1676 Year 23 1661
Year 9 1675 Year 24 1660
Year 10 1674 Year 25 1659
Year 11 1673 Year 26 1658
Year 12 1672 Year 27 1657
Year 13 1671 Year 28 1656
Year 14 1670 Year 29 1655
Year 15 1669 Year 30 1654
Ammīṣaduqa (1646-1626).
Samsuditāna (1625-1595).
Samsuditāna (1625-1595)
Year 1 1625 Year 17 1609
Year 2 1624 Year 18 1608
Year 3 1623 Year 19 1607
Year 4 1622 Year 20 1606
Year 5 1621 Year 21 1605
Year 6 1620 Year 22 1604
Year 7 1619 Year 23 1603
Year 8 1618 Year 24 1602
Year 9 1617 Year 25 1601
Year 10 1616 Year 26 1600
Year 11 1615 Year 27 1599
Year 12 1614 Year 28 1598
Year 13 1613 Year 29 1597
Year 14 1612 Year 30 1596
Year 15 1611 Year 31 1595
Year 16 1610

4. Chronology of the Mari rulers (19th-18th c. BCE)

(YagL = Yaggid-Līm)

YL = Yaḫdūn-Līm (ca. 1810-1793) → ca.18 years

SY = Sumû-Yamam (ca. 1793-1792) → ca. 2 years

SA = Samsī-Addu (ca. 1815-1775) → ca. 41 years

YA = Yasmaḫ-Addu (ca. 1792-1775) → ca. 18 years

ZL = Zimrī-Līm (1775-1762) → ca. 14 years

Yaḫdūn-Līm (ca. 1810-1793).
Yaḫdūn-Līm (ca. 1810-1793)
Year 1 1810
Year 2 1809
Year 3 1808
Year 4 1807
Year 5 1806
Year 6 1805
Year 7 1804
Year 8 1803
Year 9 1802
Year 10 1801
Year 11 1800
Year 12 1799
Year 13 1798
Year 14 1797
Year 15 1796
Year 16 1795
Year 17 1794
Year 18 1793
Sumû-Yamam (ca. 1793-1792).
Sumû-Yamam (ca. 1793-1792)
Year 1 1793
Year 2 1792
Samsī-Addu (ca. 1815-1775).
Samsī-Addu (ca. 1815-1775)
Year 1 1815 Year 16 1800 Year 31 1785
Year 2 1814 Year 17 1799 Year 32 1784
Year 3 1813 Year 18 1798 Year 33 1783
Year 4 1812 Year 19 1797 Year 34 1782
Year 5 1811 Year 20 1796 Year 35 1781
Year 6 1810 Year 21 1795 Year 36 1780
Year 7 1809 Year 22 1794 Year 37 1779
Year 8 1808 Year 23 1793 Year 38 1778
Year 9 1807 Year 24 1792 Year 39 1777
Year 10 1806 Year 25 1791 Year 40 1776
Year 11 1805 Year 26 1790 Year 41 1775
Year 12 1804 Year 27 1789
Year 13 1803 Year 28 1788
Year 14 1802 Year 29 1787
Year 15 1801 Year 30 1786
Yasmaḫ-Addu (ca. 1792-1775).
Yasmaḫ-Addu (ca. 1792-1775)
Year 1 1792
Year 2 1791
Year 3 1790
Year 4 1789
Year 5 1788
Year 6 1787
Year 7 1786
Year 8 1785
Year 9 1784
Year 10 1783
Year 11 1782
Year 12 1781
Year 13 1780
Year 14 1779
Year 15 1778
Year 16 1777
Year 17 1776
Year 18 1775
Zimrī-Līm (1775-1762).
Zimrī-Līm (1775-1762)
Year 1 1775
Year 2 1774
Year 3 1773
Year 4 1772
Year 5 1771
Year 6 1770
Year 7 1769
Year 8 1768
Year 9 1767
Year 10 1766
Year 11 1765
Year 12 1764
Year 13 1763
Year 14 1762

5. Chronology of some Eponyms

Some eponyms contemporary to Samsī-Addu and Yasmaḫ-Addu’s reigns
Eponym Abbreviation REL n°1See Barjamovic/Hertel/Larsen 2012
Date
Ibni-Adad Ia 186 1787
Aššur-immittī 187 1786
Ilī-ellitī 188 1785
Rigmānum 189 1784
Ikūn-pīya 190 1783
Asqūdum 191 1782
Aššur-malik 192 1781
Aḫiyaya Aḫ 193 1780
Ṭāb-ṣilli-Aššur ṬṣA 197 1776
warki Ṭāb-ṣilli-Aššur/Ennam-Aššur wṬṣA 198 1775

 

Some eponyms after Mari’s fall
Eponym Abbreviation REL n°2See Barjamovic/Hertel/Larsen 2012 Date
Ḫabil-kēnum Ḫk 224 1749
Amur-Ištar Ai 225 1748
Ipiq-Ištar Ii 226 1747

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