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.

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