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Kings of Babylon

The following is a list of the Kings of Babylon, a major city of ancient Mesopotamia, in modern Iraq.

Table of contents 1 First Dynasty of Babylon 2 Early Kassite[?] Monarchs 3 Sealand Dynasty (Dynasty II of Babylon) 4 Kassite Dynasty (Third Dynasty of Babylon) 5 Dynasty IV of Babylon, from Isin[?] 6 Dynasty V of Babylon 7 Dynasty VI of Babylon 8 Dynasty VII of Babylon 9 Dynasty VIII of Babylon 10 Dynasty IX of Babylon 11 Dynasty IX of Babylon 12 Dynasty X of Babylon (Assyrians and Chaldeans) 13 Dynasty XI of Babylon (Neo-Babylonian or Chaldean)

First Dynasty of Babylon

This uses the traditional Middle Chronology, although there is now reason to believe it may be too early by as much as a century.

• Sumu-abum 1894-1881 BCE
• Sumu-la-El 1880-1845 BCE
• Sabium 1844-1831 BCE
• Apil-Sîn 1830-1813 BCE
• Sin-muballit 1812-1793 BCE
• Hammurabi 1792-1750 BCE
• Samsu-iluna 1749-1712 BCE
• Abi-eshuh 1711-1684 BCE
• Ammi-ditana 1683-1647 BCE
• Ammi-saduqa 1646-1626 BCE
• Samsu-ditana 1625-1595 BCE

Early Kassite[?] Monarchs

These rulers did not rule Babylon itself, but their numbering scheme was continued by later Kassite Kings of Babylon, and so they are listed here.

• Gandash fl. c.1730 BCE
• Agum I
• Kashtiliash I
• Ushshi
• Abirattash
• Kashtiliash II
• Urzigurumash
• Harbashihu
• Tiptakzi

Sealand Dynasty (Dynasty II of Babylon)

This dynasty also did not actually rule Babylon, but rather the Sumerian regions south of it. Nevertheless, it is traditionally numbered the Second Dynasty of Babylon, and so is listed here.

• Iluma-ilum fl. c.1732 BCE
• Itti-ili-nibi
• Damiq-ilishu
• Ishkibal
• Shushushi
• Gulkishar
• [5 Kings]
• Ea-gamil fl. c. 1460 BCE

Kassite Dynasty (Third Dynasty of Babylon)

• Agum II fl. c.1570 BCE
• Burnaburiash I
• Kashtiliash III
• Ulamburiash
• Agum III
• Kadashman-harbe I
• Karaindash
• Kurigalzu I
• Kadashman-Enlil I d. 1376 BCE
• Burnaburiash II 1375-1347 BCE
• Karahardash 1347-1345 BCE
• Kurigalzu II 1345-1324 BCE
• Nazimaruttash 1323-1298 BCE
• Kadashman-Turgu 1297-1280 BCE
• Kadashman-Enlil II 1279-1265 BCE
• Kudur-Enlil 1265-1255 BCE
• Shagarakti-Shuriash 1255-1243 BCE
• Kashtiliash IV 1243-1235 BCE

Elsewhere

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