Warad-Sin (, ARAD-^Dsuen) ruled the

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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 cul ...

from 1770 BC to 1758 BC (

short chronology The chronology of the ancient Near East is a framework of dates for various events, rulers and dynasties. Historical inscriptions and texts customarily record events in terms of a succession of officials or rulers: "in the year X of king Y". Com ...

). There are indications that his father

Kudur-Mabuk Kudur-Mabuk was a ruler in the ancient Near East city-state of Larsa from 1770 BC to 1754 BC. His sons Warad-Sin and Rim-Sin I were kings of Larsa. His daughter En-ane-du was high priestess of the moon god in Ur. Chronology of the Larsa Dynas ...

was co-regent or at very least the

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. His sister En-ane-du was high priestess of the moon god in Ur.Chronology of the Larsa Dynasty, E.M. Grice , C.E. Keiser, M. Jastrow, AMS Press, 1979, Annals survive for his complete 12-year reign. He recorded that in his second year as king, he destroyed the walls of

Kazallu Kazalla or Kazallu is the name given in Akkadian sources to a city in the ancient Near East whose locations is unknown. Its god is Numushda. History Under its king Kashtubila, Kazalla warred against Sargon of Akkad in the 24th or 23rd century B ...

, and defeated the army of Mutibal that had occupied Larsa. He was succeeded as king of Larsa by his brother Rim-Sin I.

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File:Foundation figurine of Warad-Sin for Inanna at Zabalam.jpg, Foundation figurine of Warad-Sin for

Inanna Inanna, also sux, 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒀭𒈾, nin-an-na, label=none is an List of Mesopotamian deities, ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility. She is also associated with beauty, sex, Divine law, divine justice, and political p ...

Zabalam Zabala, also Zabalam ( ''zabalamki'', modern Tell Ibzeikh (also Tell el-Buzekh), Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq) was a city of ancient Sumer in what is now the Dhi Qar governorate in Iraq. In early archaeology this location was also called Tel el-Buz ...

File:Clay cylinder. The Akkadian cuneiform text mentions the name of Warad-Sin, ruler of Larsa. From Babylon. Isin-Larsa period, 1834-1823 BCE. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin.jpg, Clay cylinder. The Akkadian cuneiform text mentions the name of Warad-Sin, ruler of Larsa. From Babylon, Iraq. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin File:Fired mudbrick, stamped. The Akkadian cuneiform inscription mentions the name of Warad-Sin, king of Larsa,18th century BCE. From Ur, Iraq. Isin-Larsa period. The British Museum.jpg, Fired mudbrick, stamped. The Akkadian cuneiform inscription mentions the name of Warad-Sin, ruler of Larsa. From Ur, Iraq. British Museum, London File:Foundation cone of Warad-Sin, ruler of Larsa, 19th century BCE. From Ur, Iraq. Iraq Museum, Baghdad, Iraq.jpg, Foundation cone of Warad-Sin, ruler of Larsa, 19th century BCE. From Ur, Iraq. Iraq Museum, Baghdad

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Warad-Sin Year Names at CDLI
Amorite kings 18th-century BC Sumerian kings Kings of Larsa 18th-century BC people {{AncientNearEast-bio-stub

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