Apil-Sin was an
Amorite King of the
First Dynasty of Babylon (the ''Amorite Dynasty''). He possibly(see
Chronology of the ancient Near East
The chronology of the ancient Near East is a framework of dates for various events, rulers and dynasties. Historical inscriptions and texts customarily record events in terms of a succession of officials or rulers: "in the year X of king Y". Com ...
) reigned c. 1767–1749 BC.
Year names of Apil-Sin of Babylon
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Apil-Sin was the grandfather of Hammurabi, who significantly expanded the Babylonian kingdom. Little is known of the details of Apil-Sin or his reign as king of Babylon; in fact, there are no surviving references to his claiming to be king of the city state. The absence of records is often used by scholars as evidence that at this time Babylon was still a new and minor city-state, and that Apil-Sin's power and influence were much smaller than that of his grandson, Hammurabi.
See also
*Babylonia
Babylonia (; Akkadian: , ''māt Akkadī'') was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Syria). It emerged as an Amorite-ruled state c. ...
References
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18th-century BC Babylonian kings
First dynasty of Babylon