Zambiya, dza-am-bi-ia, (died c. 1833 BCE), was the 11th king of the 1st Dynasty of Isin. He is best known for his defeat at the hands of Sin-Iqisham, king of Larsa.
Biography
According to the Sumerian King List,[i 1] Zambiya reigned for 3 years.[1] He was a contemporary of Sin-Iqisham. king of Larsa, whose fifth and final year-name celebrates his victory over Zambiya: âyear the army of (the land of) Elam (and ZambÄ«ia (the king of Isin),) was/were defeated by arms,â suggesting a confederation between Isin and Elam against Larsa. The city of Nippur was hotly contested between the city-states. If Zambiya survived this battle, he may have possibly gone on to be contemporary with Sin-iqiĆĄamâs successors, Silli-Adad and Warad-Sin.[2]
A single inscription is known for this king, on cone fragments,[i 2] which reads:
See also
Inscriptions
References
- â Jöran Friberg (2007). A Remarkable Collection of Babylonian Mathematical Texts: Manuscripts in the SchĂžyen Collection: Cuneiform Texts. Springer. p. 231.
- â Marten Stol (1976). Studies in Old Babylonian history. Nederlands Historisch-Archaeologisch Instituut te Ä°stanbul. p. 15.
- â Douglas Frayne (1990). Old Babylonian period (2003-1595 BC): Early Periods, Volume 4 (RIM The Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia). University of Toronto Press. pp. 91â92.
- â Karen Radner, Eleanor Robson (2011). The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture. Oxford University Press. p. 569. ISBN 978-0-19-955730-1.