Amar-Sin
Mesopotamian · quartigod · ur iii · quartigod
Quartigod 4th king of the Ur III dynasty (~2046-2038 BCE). Son of Šulgi. Continued the Šulgi-period self-divinization practice (dingir determinative prefix; cult-offerings as living god). Constructed a temple to Enki at Eridu. Died of foot infection per the Sumerian literary tradition.
Parentage
Powers
- Venerated as a living god, his name written with the divine determinative
Relations
- father: Šulgi
- sibling: Šu-Sin
- sibling: Enmaḫgalanna
Sources
- Sumerian King List (Ur III dynasty; ETCSL 2.1.1)
- Amar-Sin royal inscriptions (Frayne, RIME 3/2)
- Amar-Sin year-name lists
- Drehem administrative archives