Samium ruled the
ancient Near East
The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia (modern Iraq, southeast Turkey, southwest Iran and northeastern Syria), ancient Egypt, ancient Iran ( Elam, ...
ern city-state of
Larsa
Larsa ( Sumerian logogram: UD.UNUGKI, read ''Larsamki''), also referred to as Larancha/Laranchon (Gk. Λαραγχων) by Berossos and connected with the biblical Ellasar, was an important city-state of ancient Sumer, the center of the cult ...
from 1912 BC to 1877 BC, according to the
short chronology. He was an
Amorite
The Amorites (; sux, 𒈥𒌅, MAR.TU; Akkadian: 𒀀𒈬𒊒𒌝 or 𒋾𒀉𒉡𒌝/𒊎 ; he, אֱמוֹרִי, 'Ĕmōrī; grc, Ἀμορραῖοι) were an ancient Northwest Semitic-speaking people from the Levant who also occupied la ...
.
[E.M. Grice, C.E. Keiser, M. Jastrow, ''Chronology of the Larsa Dynasty'', AMS Press, 1979, ] He had a son called
Zabaia.
See also
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Chronology of the ancient Near East
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Amorite kings
20th-century BC Sumerian kings
19th-century BC Sumerian kings
19th-century BC deaths
Year of birth unknown
Kings of Larsa
19th-century BC people
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