Ibbi-Sin
E250475
Ibbi-Sin was the last king of the Third Dynasty of Ur, under whose troubled reign the Sumerian empire collapsed around the end of the 3rd millennium BCE.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ibbi-Sin canonical | 10 |
| Ibbi-Sin of Ur | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2101949 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ibbi-Sin Context triple: [Ur, ruledBy, Ibbi-Sin]
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A.
Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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B.
Peribsen
Peribsen was an early Egyptian pharaoh of the Second Dynasty notable for replacing the traditional Horus name with that of the god Seth, reflecting a significant religious and political shift.
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C.
Naram-Sin of Akkad
Naram-Sin of Akkad was a powerful Mesopotamian king of the Akkadian Empire, famed for declaring himself a god and expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent.
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D.
Hor-Aha
Hor-Aha was an early dynastic Egyptian pharaoh, traditionally regarded as one of the first rulers of a unified Egypt and a founder of the First Dynasty.
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E.
Khamerernebty I
Khamerernebty I was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, likely both daughter of Pharaoh Khufu and principal wife of Pharaoh Khafre, and mother of the king Menkaure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ibbi-Sin Target entity description: Ibbi-Sin was the last king of the Third Dynasty of Ur, under whose troubled reign the Sumerian empire collapsed around the end of the 3rd millennium BCE.
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A.
Amar-Sin
Amar-Sin was a king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, known for his extensive building projects and efforts to consolidate and expand his empire.
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B.
Peribsen
Peribsen was an early Egyptian pharaoh of the Second Dynasty notable for replacing the traditional Horus name with that of the god Seth, reflecting a significant religious and political shift.
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C.
Naram-Sin of Akkad
Naram-Sin of Akkad was a powerful Mesopotamian king of the Akkadian Empire, famed for declaring himself a god and expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent.
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D.
Hor-Aha
Hor-Aha was an early dynastic Egyptian pharaoh, traditionally regarded as one of the first rulers of a unified Egypt and a founder of the First Dynasty.
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E.
Khamerernebty I
Khamerernebty I was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, likely both daughter of Pharaoh Khufu and principal wife of Pharaoh Khafre, and mother of the king Menkaure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical figure
ⓘ
human ⓘ king ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
city of Nippur
ⓘ
linked to:
Nippur
city of Ur ⓘ |
| capital | Ur ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Elamites
ⓘ
linked to:
Elam
|
| chronology | Ur III period ⓘ |
| conflict |
Amorite incursions
ⓘ
Elamite invasions ⓘ |
| country | Sumer ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| deathPlace | likely Elam ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Third Dynasty of Ur
ⓘ
linked to:
Third Dynasty of Ur period
|
| economicCondition |
inflation and grain price crisis
ⓘ
severe famine in Sumer ⓘ |
| endCause | capture and deportation to Elam ⓘ |
| era | late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| event | siege of Ur by Elamites ⓘ |
| father | Shu-Sin ⓘ |
| follows | Shu-Sin ⓘ |
| hasWork |
administrative texts dated to his regnal years
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royal hymns attributed to Ibbi-Sin ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marks the end of Sumerian political dominance in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
cuneiform tablets
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ year-name tablets ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Third Dynasty of Ur
ⓘ
linked to:
Third Dynasty of Ur period
|
| notableFor |
being the last king of the Third Dynasty of Ur
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loss of imperial control over Mesopotamia ⓘ reign during the collapse of the Sumerian empire ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
king of Sumer
ⓘ
king of Ur ⓘ |
| predecessor | Shu-Sin ⓘ |
| regionRuled | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | circa 2004 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 2028 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| resultOfReign |
end of the Ur III state
ⓘ
fall of Ur to Elamites ⓘ |
| successorState |
Isin dynasty
ⓘ
Larsa dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Amorite dynasty of Larsa
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| title |
King of Sumer and Akkad
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King of Ur ⓘ King of the Four Quarters ⓘ
linked to:
King of the Four Corners of the World
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ibbi-Sin Description of subject: Ibbi-Sin was the last king of the Third Dynasty of Ur, under whose troubled reign the Sumerian empire collapsed around the end of the 3rd millennium BCE.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.