Amorite dynasty of Larsa
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The Amorite dynasty of Larsa was a powerful ruling house in the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Larsa, noted for its role in regional politics and rivalry with Babylon during the early second millennium BCE.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larsa dynasty | 2 |
| Amorite dynasty | 1 |
| Amorite dynasty of Larsa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3698060 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Amorite dynasty of Larsa Context triple: [Amorites, foundedDynasty, Amorite dynasty of Larsa]
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Kassite period
The Kassite period was a phase in Mesopotamian history (c. 16th–12th centuries BCE) when the Kassite dynasty ruled Babylonia, overseeing a stable, long-lasting regime marked by administrative continuity, religious patronage, and extensive cultural and diplomatic ties across the Near East.
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Sargonid dynasty
The Sargonid dynasty was an Assyrian royal house that ruled the Neo-Assyrian Empire at its height in the late 8th and 7th centuries BCE, overseeing major military expansions and monumental building projects.
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Akkad
Akkad was an ancient Mesopotamian city and region best known as the center of the Akkadian Empire, one of the world’s earliest great empires.
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Akkadian Empire
The Akkadian Empire was an ancient Mesopotamian state, traditionally considered the world’s first empire, that unified various Sumerian and Semitic-speaking cities under a centralized rule in the late 3rd millennium BCE.
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Old Babylonian Empire
The Old Babylonian Empire was an ancient Mesopotamian state centered on the city of Babylon, reaching its peak under King Hammurabi in the 18th century BCE and becoming a major political and cultural power in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Amorite dynasty of Larsa Target entity description: The Amorite dynasty of Larsa was a powerful ruling house in the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Larsa, noted for its role in regional politics and rivalry with Babylon during the early second millennium BCE.
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A.
Kassite period
The Kassite period was a phase in Mesopotamian history (c. 16th–12th centuries BCE) when the Kassite dynasty ruled Babylonia, overseeing a stable, long-lasting regime marked by administrative continuity, religious patronage, and extensive cultural and diplomatic ties across the Near East.
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B.
Sargonid dynasty
The Sargonid dynasty was an Assyrian royal house that ruled the Neo-Assyrian Empire at its height in the late 8th and 7th centuries BCE, overseeing major military expansions and monumental building projects.
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C.
Akkad
Akkad was an ancient Mesopotamian city and region best known as the center of the Akkadian Empire, one of the world’s earliest great empires.
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D.
Akkadian Empire
The Akkadian Empire was an ancient Mesopotamian state, traditionally considered the world’s first empire, that unified various Sumerian and Semitic-speaking cities under a centralized rule in the late 3rd millennium BCE.
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E.
Old Babylonian Empire
The Old Babylonian Empire was an ancient Mesopotamian state centered on the city of Babylon, reaching its peak under King Hammurabi in the 18th century BCE and becoming a major political and cultural power in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amorite dynasty
ⓘ
historical polity ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ |
| archaeologicalEvidence |
economic tablets
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite |
Larsa archaeological site
ⓘ
surface form:
Tell as-Senkereh (Larsa)
|
| capital | Larsa ⓘ |
| conflict | Isin–Larsa conflict ⓘ |
| country | Larsa ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
irrigated agriculture
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 1763 BCE ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Amorites ⓘ |
| fallEvent | conquest of Larsa by Hammurabi ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Old Babylonian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian rule under Hammurabi
|
| governmentForm | monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
competition with Isin for dominance
ⓘ
control of trade routes in southern Mesopotamia ⓘ long reign of Rim-Sin I ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ |
| lastRuler | Rim-Sin I ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Larsa
ⓘ
ancient Sumer ⓘ southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| mainDeity |
Nanna
ⓘ
Shamash ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Abisare
ⓘ
Gungunum ⓘ Nur-Adad ⓘ Rim-Sin I ⓘ Sin-iddinam ⓘ
surface form:
Sin-Iddinam
Sumu-El ⓘ Warad-Sin ⓘ |
| overthrownBy |
Hammurabi
ⓘ
surface form:
Hammurabi of Babylon
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| partOf |
Amorite political expansion in Mesopotamia
ⓘ
Old Babylonian Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Old Babylonian period
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| politicalRole |
major power in southern Mesopotamia
ⓘ
rival of Babylon for regional hegemony ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier dynasties of Larsa ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| rival |
First Dynasty of Babylon (in southern territories)
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surface form:
First Dynasty of Babylon
Isin dynasty ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 2025 BCE ⓘ |
| territorialExpansion |
Lagash
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surface form:
Lagash region
Ur ⓘ lower Euphrates region ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| usedWritingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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Subject: Amorite dynasty of Larsa Description of subject: The Amorite dynasty of Larsa was a powerful ruling house in the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Larsa, noted for its role in regional politics and rivalry with Babylon during the early second millennium BCE.
Referenced by (4)
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