Amar-Sin
Mesopotamian · quartigod · ur iii · Recorded classification
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
- father: ŠulgiSumerian King List; Amar-Sin royal inscriptions (primary)
Powers
- Venerated as a living god, his name written with the divine determinative
Relations
- father: ŠulgiSumerian King List; Amar-Sin royal inscriptions (primary)
- sibling: Šu-SinSumerian King List; Šu-Sin royal inscriptions identifying himself as Šulgi-son (primary)
- sibling: EnmaḫgalannaDrehem administrative archives (primary)
Sources
- existence: Sumerian King List (Ur III dynasty; ETCSL 2.1.1) (primary); Amar-Sin royal inscriptions (Frayne, RIME 3/2) (primary); Amar-Sin year-name lists (primary); Drehem administrative archives (primary)