Abisare ruled the ancient West Asian city-state of
Larsa
Larsa ( Sumerian logogram: UD.UNUGKI, read ''Larsamki''), also referred to as Larancha/Laranchon (Gk. Λαραγχων) by Berossos and connected with the biblical Ellasar, was an important city-state of ancient Sumer, the center of the cult ...
from 1841 BC to 1830 BC. He was an
Amorite
The Amorites (; sux, 𒈥𒌅, MAR.TU; Akkadian: 𒀀𒈬𒊒𒌝 or 𒋾𒀉𒉡𒌝/𒊎 ; he, אֱמוֹרִי, 'Ĕmōrī; grc, Ἀμορραῖοι) were an ancient Northwest Semitic-speaking people from the Levant who also occupied la ...
.
[Chronology of the Larsa Dynasty, E.M. Grice , C.E. Keiser, M. Jastrow, AMS Press, 1979, ] The annals of his 11-year reign record that he smote
Isin in his 9th regnal year.
See also
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Chronology of the ancient Near East
Notes
External links
Abisare Year Names at CDLI
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Sumerian rulers
19th-century BC Sumerian kings
Kings of Larsa
19th-century BC people