Warad-Sin
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Warad-Sin ruled the ancient Near East
city-state
of Larsa
from 1770 BC to 1758 BC. There are indications that his
father Kudur-Mabuk
was co-regent or at very least the power behind the
throne. His sister En-ane-du was high priestess of the moon god in Ur
.
Annals survive for his complete 12-year reign. He recorded that in his second year as king, he destroyed the walls of Kazallu, and defeated the army of Mutibal that had occupied Larsa.
Ancient Near East
The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia , ancient Egypt, ancient Iran The ancient Near East was the home of early civilizations within a region roughly corresponding to the modern Middle East: Mesopotamia...
city-state
of Larsa
Larsa
Larsa was an important city of ancient Sumer, the center of the cult of the sun god Utu. It lies some 25 km southeast of Uruk in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate, near the east bank of the Shatt-en-Nil canal at the site of the modern settlement Tell as-Senkereh or Sankarah.-History:According to...
from 1770 BC to 1758 BC. There are indications that his
father Kudur-Mabuk
Kudur-Mabuk
Kudur-Mabuk was a ruler in the ancient Near East city-stateof Larsa from 1770 BC to 1754 BC. His sons Warad-Sin andRim-Sin I were kings of Larsa. His daughter En-ane-du was highpriestess of the moon god in Ur....
was co-regent or at very least the power behind the
throne. His sister En-ane-du was high priestess of the moon god in Ur
Ur
Ur was an important city-state in ancient Sumer located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate...
.
Annals survive for his complete 12-year reign. He recorded that in his second year as king, he destroyed the walls of Kazallu, and defeated the army of Mutibal that had occupied Larsa.