Sin-Muballit was the father of
Hammurabi and the fifth
Amorite king of the
first dynasty (the ''Amorite Dynasty'') of
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. ...
, reigning c. 1813-1792 or 1748-1729 BC (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 ...
). He ruled over a relatively new and minor kingdom; however, he was the first ruler of Babylon to actually declare himself king of the city, and the first to expand the territory ruled by the city, and his son greatly expanded the Babylonian kingdom into the short lived
Babylonian Empire.
Reign
Sin-Muballit succeeded his father
Apil-Sin
Apil-Sin was an Amorite King of the First Dynasty of Babylon (the ''Amorite Dynasty''). He possibly(see Chronology of the ancient Near East) reigned c. 1767–1749 BC.
Apil-Sin was the grandfather of Hammurabi, who significantly expanded the B ...
. No inscriptions for either king are known.
In Sin-Muballlit's 13th year, he repelled the army of
Larsa, which was frequently in conflict with Babylon. In the 17th year of his reign, Sin-Muballit took possession of the city of
Isin
Isin (, modern Arabic: Ishan al-Bahriyat) is an archaeological site in Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq. Excavations have shown that it was an important city-state in the past.
History of archaeological research
Ishan al-Bahriyat was visited b ...
and his power grew steadily over time as evidenced by his building and fortifying a number of towns. He abdicated due to failing health.
[''Babylonian legal and business documents: from the time of the first dynasty of Babylon, chiefly from Nippur'', Arno Poebel, Dept. of Archaeology, University of Pennsylvania, 1909. p. 113.]
See also
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List of Kings of Babylon
The king of Babylon (Akkadian: ''šakkanakki Bābili'', later also ''šar Bābili'') was the ruler of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Babylon and its kingdom, Babylonia, which existed as an independent realm from the 19th century BC to its fall ...
References
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18th-century BC Babylonian kings
First dynasty of Babylon