
Sumu-abum
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Gender | Male |
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Died | Babylon |
Great grandchild | Apil-Sin |
Children | Sumu-la-El |
Grandchildren | Sabium |
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ID | 4377215 |
Sumu-abum Life story
Sumu-Abum was an Amorite, and the first King of the First Dynasty of Babylon. He reigned between 1830 and 1817 BC or between 1897 and 1883 BC. He freed a small area of land previously ruled by the fellow Amorite city state of Kazallu which included Babylon, then a minor administrative center in southern Mesopotamia.