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Simbar-shipak

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Simbar-Šipak, or perhaps Simbar-Šiḫu, (typically inscribed msim-bar-dši-i-ḪU or si-im-bar-ši-ḪU in cuneiform, where the reading of the last symbol is uncertain) was a Babylonian king who reigned 1021–1004 BC.

Key facts

Royalty.name
Simbar-Šipak
Royalty.title
King of Babylon
Royalty.image
BM 90937 Simbar-Shihu kudurru.jpg
Royalty.caption
Part of Simbar-Šihu kudurru inscription
Royalty.reign
1021–1004 BC
Royalty.predecessor
Nabû-šuma-libūr2nd Dynasty of Isin
Royalty.successor
Ea-mukin-zēri
Royalty.royal house
2nd Sealand Dynasty

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Babylon
Occupation
sovereign
Image
BM 90937 Simbar-Shihu kudurru.jpg
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date of birth
1100-01-01
date of death
1008-01-01
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Royal Inscription of Simbar-Šipak
  • Other sources
  • Inscriptions
  • Notes
  • References

Simbar-Šipak, or perhaps Simbar-Šiḫu, (typically inscribed msim-bar-dši-i-ḪU or si-im-bar-ši-ḪU in cuneiform, where the reading of the last symbol is uncertain) was a Babylonian king who reigned 1021–1004 BC.

His name means the “offspring of (the Kassite moon god) Šipak”. He founded the 2nd Dynasty of the Sealand, Babylon’s 5th Dynasty. He conducted a program of restoration of a number of temples that had been destroyed earlier by the marauding Arameans and the Sutû. His identification with the Sibir (mSi-bir) named by Ashurnasirpal II in his annals as having earlier captured and laid waste Atlila (probably modern Bakr Awa), a city on Assyria’s eastern flank, remains unresolved.

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