Sumu-la-El (also Sumulael or Sumu-la-ilu) was a King in the

First Dynasty of Babylon The Old Babylonian Empire, or First Babylonian Empire, is dated to BC – BC, and comes after the end of Sumerian power with the destruction of the Third Dynasty of Ur, and the subsequent Isin-Larsa period. The chronology of the first dynast ...

. He reigned c. 1880-1845 BC . He subjugated and conquered nearby cities like

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and built a string of fortresses around his territory.

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19th-century BC Babylonian kings 18th-century BC Babylonian kings First dynasty of Babylon 19th-century BC births 18th-century BC deaths Year of birth unknown {{ANE-bio-stub

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