Zambiya
| Zambīia | |
|---|---|
| King ofIsin | |
 Inscribed Cone of King Zambiya of Isin, Isin-Larsa period, reign of Zambiya, c. 1836-1834 BC, baked clay - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago | |
| Reign | c. 1774 BC – 1772 BC |
| Predecessor | Enlil-bāni |
| Successor | Iter-piša |
| House | 1st Dynasty ofIsin |
Zambīia,dza-am-bi-ia,c. 1774 – 1772 BC (short chronology) or c. 1836 – 1834 BC (middle chronology), was the 11th king of the 1st Dynasty ofIsin.He is best known for his defeat at the hands ofSin-iqišam,king ofLarsa.
Biography[edit]
According to theSumerian King List,[i 1]Zambīia reigned for 3 years.[1]He was a contemporary of Sin-iqišam king of Larsa, whose fifth and final year-name celebrates his victory over Zambīia: “year the army of (the land of)Elam(and Zambīia (the king of Isin),) was/were defeated by arms,” suggesting a confederation between Isin and Elam against Larsa. The city ofNippurwas hotly contested between the city-states. If Zambīia survived this battle, he may have possibly gone on to be contemporary with Sin-iqišam’s successors,Ṣilli-AdadandWarad-Sin.[2]
A single inscription is known for this king, on cone fragments,[i 2]which reads:
Zambīia, the shepherd who reveres Nippur, farmer who brings tall flax and grain forDuranki,true provider, who fills the courtyard of the Egalmaḫ with abundant things, king of Isin, king of the land ofSumerandAkkad,spouse chosen by the goddessInanna,beloved of the godEnliland the goddessNinisina,built the great wall of Isin. The name of that wall is “Zambīia is the beloved of the goddessIštar”.[3]
— Zambīia, Commemorative inscription for great wall of Isin
A votive dedication to the goddessNanšeon behalf of Zambīia was copied from an inscription on a bronze buck.[4]
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References[edit]
- ^Jöran Friberg (2007).A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts: Manuscripts in the Schøyen Collection: Cuneiform Texts.Springer. p.231.
- ^Marten Stol (1976).Studies in Old Babylonian history.Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te İstanbul. p. 15.
- ^Douglas Frayne (1990).Old Babylonian period (2003-1595 BC): Early Periods, Volume 4 (RIM The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia).University of Toronto Press. pp. 91–92.
- ^Karen Radner, Eleanor Robson (2011).The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture.Oxford University Press. p.569.ISBN978-0-19-955730-1.