Short chronology
Ruler Proposed reign Notes
Naplanum 1961-1940 BC Contemporary of Ibbi-Suen of Ur III
Emisum 1940-1912 BC
Samium 1912-1877 BC
Zabaia 1877-1868 BC Son of Samium , First royal inscription
Gungunum 1868-1841 BC Gained independence from Lipit-Eshtar of Isin
Abisare 1841-1830 BC
Sumuel 1830-1801 BC
Nur-Adad 1801-1785 BC Contemporary of Sumu-la-El of Babylon
Sin-Iddinam 1785-1778 BC Son of Nur-Adad
Sin-Eribam 1778-1776 BC
Sin-Iqisham 1776-1771 BC Contemporary of Zambiya of Isin , Son of Sin-Eribam
Silli-Adad 1771-1770 BC
Warad-Sin 1770-1758 BC Possible co-regency with Kudur-Mabuk his father
Rim-Sin I 1758-1699 BC Contemporary of Irdanene of Uruk , Defeated by Hammurabi of Babylon , Brother of Warad-Sin
Hammurabi of Babylon 1699-1686 BC Official Babylonian rule
Samsu-iluna of Babylon 1686-1678 BC Official Babylonian rule
Rim-Sin II 1678-1674 BC Killed in revolt against Babylon
Middle Bronze Age
The Old Assyrian / Old Babylonian period ( 20th to 15th centuries ) First Dynasty of Isin Further information : Isin After Ishbi-Erra of Isin breaks away from the declining Third Dynasty of Ur under Ibbi-Suen , Isin reaches its peak under Ishme-Dagan . Weakened by attacks from the upstart Babylonians , Isin eventually falls to its rival Larsa under Rim-Sin I . [ 17 ] [ 18 ] Kings of Larsa Further information : Larsa The chronology of the Kingdom of Larsa is based mainly on the Larsa King List ( Larsa Dynastic List ) , the Larsa Date Lists , and a number of royal inscriptions and commercial records . The Larsa King List was compiled in Babylon during the reign of Hammurabi , conqueror of Larsa . It is suspected that the list elevated the first several Amorite Isinite governors of Larsa to kingship so as to legitimize the rule of the Amorite Babylonians over Larsa . After a period of Babylonian occupation , Larsa briefly breaks free in a revolt ended by the death of the last king , Rim-Sin II . [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ]
The short chronology is one of the chronologies of the Near Eastern Bronze and Early Iron Age, which fixes the reign of Hammurabi to 1728-1686 BC and the sack of Babylon to 1531 BC. The absolute 2nd millennium BC dates resulting from these reference points have very little academic support, and have essentially been disproved by recent dendrochronology research. The middle chronology (reign of Hammurabi 1792-1750 BC) is more commonly accepted in academic literature. For much of the period in question, middle chronology dates can be calculated by adding 64 years to the corresponding short chronology date (e.g. 1728 BC in short chronology corresponds to 1792 in middle chronology). After the so-called dark age between the fall of Babylon and the rise of the Kassite dynasty in Babylonia, absolute dating becomes less uncertain. While exact dates are still not agreed upon, the 64-year middle/short chronology gap ceases from the beginning of the Third Babylon Dynasty onward.