Samsu-Ditana
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Samsu-ditāna, inscribed phonetically in cuneiform sa-am-su-di-ta-na in the seals of his servants, the 11th and last king of the Amorite or First Dynasty of Babylon, reigned for 31 years, 1625 – 1595 BC (Middle Chronology), 1617-1587 BC (Low Middle Chronology), or 1562 – 1531 BC (Short Chronology). Samsu-ditāna was, apparently, the son and successor of Ammī-ṣaduqa. His reign is best known for its termination with the sudden fall of Babylon at the hands of the Hittites.
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- Person.name
- Samsu-ditāna
- Person.birth_date
- 17th century BC
- Person.death_date
- 16th century BC
- Person.title
- King of Babylon
- Person.term
- 31 years; 1625–1595 (MC);1617–1587 BC (LMC); 1562–1531 BC (SC)
- Person.predecessor
- Ammī-ṣaduqa
- Person.successor
- None
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- date of birth
- 1700-01-01
- date of death
- 1600-01-01
- end of work period
- 1595-00-00
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Samsu-ditāna, inscribed phonetically in cuneiform sa-am-su-di-ta-na in the seals of his servants, the 11th and last king of the Amorite or First Dynasty of Babylon, reigned for 31 years, 1625 – 1595 BC (Middle Chronology), 1617-1587 BC (Low Middle Chronology), or 1562 – 1531 BC (Short Chronology). Samsu-ditāna was, apparently, the son and successor of Ammī-ṣaduqa. His reign is best known for its termination with the sudden fall of Babylon at the hands of the Hittites.
==History== He was the great great grandson of Hammurabi and, although the Babylonian kingdom had shrunk considerably since its peak under this illustrious ancestor, it still extended north from Babylon and the Euphrates to Mari and Terqa. For the most part, he appears to have been non-belligerent and content to stay at home at the seat of his kingdom as none of his year names describe the waging of war or the building of monumental edifices. They are about pious gifts to the gods and the erection of statues dedicated to himself. None of his inscriptions have survived. A royal epic of Gulkišar, the 6th king of the 2nd Dynasty of Babylon, the Sealand Dynasty, describes his enmity against Samsu-ditāna.
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