His reign falls over the last six years of Warad-Sin and the first five of Rim-Sin I, the sons of Kudur-Mabuk and successive kings of Larsa, and wholly within the reign of the Babylonian monarch Apil-Sin. There are currently six extant royal inscriptions, including brick palace inscriptions,[i 2] seals for his devoted servants, such as Iddin-damu, his “chief builder,” and Imgur-Sîn, his administrator, and a cone[i 3] which records the construction of a storehouse for the goddess Aktuppītum of Kiritab in his honor commissioned by Nupṭuptum, the lukur priestess or concubine, “his beloved traveling escort, mother of his first-born.”[2]
An inscription[i 4] marks the construction of a defensive wall, called Dūr-Sîn-māgir, “Sîn-māgir makes the foundation of his land firm,” at Dunnum, a city northeast of Nippur. Control of Nippur itself however may have shifted to Larsa, under the rule of Warad-Sîn and his father, Kudur-Mabuk, the power behind the throne, as his sixth year-name celebrates that he “had (14 copper statues brought into Nippur and) 3 thrones adorned with gold brought into the temples of Nanna, Ningal and Utu.” Larsa was to retain Nippur until year nine of Rīm-Sîn when it was lost to Damiq-ilišu. One of the cones bearing this inscription was found in the ruins of the temple of Ninurta, the é-ḫur-sag-tí-la, in Babylon, and is thought likely to have been an ancient museum piece. The city of Dunnum, the celebration of whose original foundation may have been the purpose of the Dynasty of Dunnum myth,[3] was taken by Rim-Sin the year before he conquered Isin and so it is conjectured that the cone was taken from Larsa as booty by Ḫammu-rapī.
Two legal tablets offered for private sale, recording sales of a storehouse and palm grove, give a year-name elsewhere unattested, “year Sîn-māgir the king dug the Ninkarrak canal.”[i 5] Another year-name marks "(Sîn-māgir) built on the bank of the Iturungal canal (the old wadi) a great fortification (called) Sîn-māgir-madana-dagal-dagal (Sîn-māgir broadens his country)." A province in the south and a town in eastern Babylonia near Tuplias are both called Bīt-Sîn-māgir and some historians have speculated one or other were named in his honor.[1]
External linksedit
Sîn-māgir Year names at CDLI
Inscriptionsedit
^Sumerian King Lists Ash. 1923.444 and CBS 19797 and Ur-Isin king list MS 1686.
^IB 1610, from Isin, a complete cone and VA Bab 628, 609, from Babylon, parts of a single cone.
^Tablets with dealer references LO.1250 and LO.1253.
Referencesedit
^ abWilliam McKane (2000). A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Jeremiah, Vol. 2: Commentary on Jeremiah, XXVI-LII. T&T Clark Int'l. pp. 974–975.
^Douglas Frayne (1990). Old Babylonian Period (2003-1595 B.C.): Early Periods, Volume 4. University of Toronto Press. pp. 97–1.
^Ewa Wasilewska (2001). Creation stories of the Middle East. Jessica Kingsley Pub. p. 90.
April 10, 2024
suen, magir, sîn, māgir, akkadian, 𒀭𒂗𒍪𒈠𒄫, dsuen, inscribed, sîn, upholds, 1763, 1753, short, chronology, 1827, 1817, middle, chronology, 14th, king, isin, reigned, years, sîn, māgir𒀭𒂗𒍪𒈠𒄫king, isinthe, weld, blundell, prism, bearing, sumerian, king, list, which. Sin magir Akkadian 𒀭𒂗𒍪𒈠𒄫 Dsuen ma gir inscribed dEN ZU ma gir Sin upholds 1 c 1763 1753 BC short chronology or c 1827 1817 BC middle chronology was the 14th king of Isin and he reigned for 11 years i 1 Sin magir𒀭𒂗𒍪𒈠𒄫King of IsinThe Weld Blundell Prism bearing the Sumerian King List in which Sin magir appears as the last ruler was probably made during his reign or soon after Reignc 1763 1753 BCPredecessorUr dukugaSuccessorDamiq ilisuHouse1st Dynasty of Isin Contents 1 Biography 2 External links 3 Inscriptions 4 ReferencesBiography editHis reign falls over the last six years of Warad Sin and the first five of Rim Sin I the sons of Kudur Mabuk and successive kings of Larsa and wholly within the reign of the Babylonian monarch Apil Sin There are currently six extant royal inscriptions including brick palace inscriptions i 2 seals for his devoted servants such as Iddin damu his chief builder and Imgur Sin his administrator and a cone i 3 which records the construction of a storehouse for the goddess Aktuppitum of Kiritab in his honor commissioned by Nupṭuptum the lukur priestess or concubine his beloved traveling escort mother of his first born 2 An inscription i 4 marks the construction of a defensive wall called Dur Sin magir Sin magir makes the foundation of his land firm at Dunnum a city northeast of Nippur Control of Nippur itself however may have shifted to Larsa under the rule of Warad Sin and his father Kudur Mabuk the power behind the throne as his sixth year name celebrates that he had 14 copper statues brought into Nippur and 3 thrones adorned with gold brought into the temples of Nanna Ningal and Utu Larsa was to retain Nippur until year nine of Rim Sin when it was lost to Damiq ilisu One of the cones bearing this inscription was found in the ruins of the temple of Ninurta the e ḫur sag ti la in Babylon and is thought likely to have been an ancient museum piece The city of Dunnum the celebration of whose original foundation may have been the purpose of the Dynasty of Dunnum myth 3 was taken by Rim Sin the year before he conquered Isin and so it is conjectured that the cone was taken from Larsa as booty by Ḫammu rapi Two legal tablets offered for private sale recording sales of a storehouse and palm grove give a year name elsewhere unattested year Sin magir the king dug the Ninkarrak canal i 5 Another year name marks Sin magir built on the bank of the Iturungal canal the old wadi a great fortification called Sin magir madana dagal dagal Sin magir broadens his country A province in the south and a town in eastern Babylonia near Tuplias are both called Bit Sin magir and some historians have speculated one or other were named in his honor 1 External links editSin magir Year names at CDLIInscriptions edit Sumerian King Lists Ash 1923 444 and CBS 19797 and Ur Isin king list MS 1686 Brick IM 78635 Cone A 16750 IB 1610 from Isin a complete cone and VA Bab 628 609 from Babylon parts of a single cone Tablets with dealer references LO 1250 and LO 1253 References edit a b William McKane 2000 A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on Jeremiah Vol 2 Commentary on Jeremiah XXVI LII T amp T Clark Int l pp 974 975 Douglas Frayne 1990 Old Babylonian Period 2003 1595 B C Early Periods Volume 4 University of Toronto Press pp 97 1 Ewa Wasilewska 2001 Creation stories of the Middle East Jessica Kingsley Pub p 90 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Suen magir amp oldid 1124010403, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
