Sîn-gāmil (inscribed in :
DEN.ZU''-kà-mi-il'')
was an Amorite king of
Uruk
Uruk, the archeological site known today as Warka, was an ancient city in the Near East, located east of the current bed of the Euphrates River, on an ancient, now-dried channel of the river in Muthanna Governorate, Iraq. The site lies 93 kilo ...
during the 18th century BCE, at the time of the
Isin-Larsa period
The Isin-Larsa period (–1763 BCE, Middle Chronology, or 1961–1699 BCE, Short Chronology) is a phase in the history of ancient Mesopotamia, which extends between the end of the Third Dynasty of Ur and the conquest of Mesopotamia by King Hammur ...
. He was the son of
Sîn-irībam, and
Ilum-gāmil, his brother succeeded him.
[Frayne, Douglas, "Uruk", Old Babylonian Period (2003-1595 B.C.): Early Periods, Volume 4, Toronto: University of Toronto Press, pp. 439-483, 1990]
Sîn-gāmil is also known from one of this dedication tablets.
His son was Salim-palih-Marduk, and, according to their seals, their deities were
Marduk
Marduk (; cuneiform: Dingir, ᵈAMAR.UTU; Sumerian language, Sumerian: "calf of the sun; solar calf"; ) is a god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of Babylon who eventually rose to prominence in the 1st millennium BC. In B ...
and
Shamash
Shamash (Akkadian language, Akkadian: ''šamaš''), also known as Utu (Sumerian language, Sumerian: dutu "Sun") was the List of Mesopotamian deities, ancient Mesopotamian Solar deity, sun god. He was believed to see everything that happened in t ...
.
The dynasty of the Kings of Uruk in the early 2nd millennium BC was composed of the following rulers in approximate chronological order: Alila-hadum, Sumu-binasa, Naram-Sin of Uruk,
Sîn-kāšid
Sîn-kāšid (inscribed in : EN.ZU''-kà-ši-id'') was the Amorites, Amorite king of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Uruk during the 18th century BC. No date lists are known nor any year names so his regnal length is uncertain, but it is likely ...
, Sîn-iribam, Sîn-gamil, Ilum-gamil,
An-am,
Irdanene,
Rîm-Anum, and Nabi-ilišu.
This ruler is not to be confused with the Sîn-gamil, son of Sin-semi, who ruled the city of
Diniktum contemporary with
Zimri-Lim
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Zimri-Lim was in the Middle Bronze Age the king of Mari, Syria, Mari (c. 1767–1752 BCE; low chronology).
Background Family
Zimri-Lim (Akkadian language, Akkadian: ''Zi-im-ri Li-im'') was the son or grandson of king Yahdun-Lim of Ma ...
of
Mari.
File:Sîn-gāmil (name).jpg, The name "Sîn-gāmil" on a dedication tablet, and in standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform
Cuneiform is a Logogram, logo-Syllabary, syllabic writing system that was used to write several languages of the Ancient Near East. The script was in active use from the early Bronze Age until the beginning of the Common Era. Cuneiform script ...
File:Lugal Unug-ki.jpg, Inscription , ''Lugal
( Sumerian: ) is the Sumerian term for "king, ruler". Literally, the term means "big man." In Sumerian, ''lú'' " 𒇽" is "man" and ''gal'' " 𒃲" is "great", or "big."
It was one of several Sumerian titles that a ruler of a city-state could ...
Unugki'', "King of Uruk
Uruk, the archeological site known today as Warka, was an ancient city in the Near East, located east of the current bed of the Euphrates River, on an ancient, now-dried channel of the river in Muthanna Governorate, Iraq. The site lies 93 kilo ...
" on the tablet of Sîn-gāmil.
References
{{Rulers of the Ancient Near East
18th-century BC Sumerian kings
Kings of Uruk