Zimri-Lim
E382039
Zimri-Lim was an early 18th-century BCE Amorite king of Mari in Mesopotamia, known from extensive palace archives that illuminate the politics and society of his time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zimri-Lim canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3698068 — 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: Zimri-Lim Context triple: [Amorites, notableRuler, Zimri-Lim]
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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.
Eannatum
Eannatum was an early Sumerian king of Lagash known for his military conquests and one of the earliest recorded empires in Mesopotamian history.
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C.
Sin-leqi-unninni
Sin-leqi-unninni was a Babylonian scholar and scribe traditionally credited with compiling and editing the standard Akkadian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh in the late second millennium BCE.
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D.
Shulgi of Ur
Shulgi of Ur was a powerful king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, renowned for his extensive administrative reforms, monumental building projects, and promotion of Sumerian culture and literature.
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E.
Shamshi-Adad I
Shamshi-Adad I was an influential Old Assyrian king of Amorite origin who expanded Assyrian power across northern Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE.
- 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: Zimri-Lim Target entity description: Zimri-Lim was an early 18th-century BCE Amorite king of Mari in Mesopotamia, known from extensive palace archives that illuminate the politics and society of his time.
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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.
Eannatum
Eannatum was an early Sumerian king of Lagash known for his military conquests and one of the earliest recorded empires in Mesopotamian history.
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C.
Sin-leqi-unninni
Sin-leqi-unninni was a Babylonian scholar and scribe traditionally credited with compiling and editing the standard Akkadian version of the Epic of Gilgamesh in the late second millennium BCE.
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D.
Shulgi of Ur
Shulgi of Ur was a powerful king of the Third Dynasty of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, renowned for his extensive administrative reforms, monumental building projects, and promotion of Sumerian culture and literature.
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E.
Shamshi-Adad I
Shamshi-Adad I was an influential Old Assyrian king of Amorite origin who expanded Assyrian power across northern Mesopotamia in the early second millennium BCE.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amorite king
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Ancient Mesopotamian ruler ⓘ King of Mari ⓘ |
| administrativePractice |
Appointment of royal daughters as priestesses and political agents
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Use of written correspondence for provincial governance ⓘ |
| ally |
Eshnunna (at certain periods)
ⓘ
linked to:
Eshnunna
Hammurabi of Babylon (initially) ⓘ
linked to:
Hammurabi
|
| archaeologicalSite | Mari (Tell Hariri, Syria) ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Destruction of Mari by Babylon
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Re-establishment of the independent kingdom of Mari ⓘ |
| capital | Mari ⓘ |
| conflict |
Hammurabi of Babylon (later adversary)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hammurabi
Kingdom of Eshnunna ⓘ Tribal groups in the Middle Euphrates region ⓘ |
| country | Mari ⓘ |
| deathCause | Overthrow and loss of kingdom after Babylonian conquest (exact circumstances unknown) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Amorites ⓘ |
| familyRole | Husband of Queen Shibtu, who acted as regent in his absence ⓘ |
| father | Yahdun-Lim ⓘ |
| floruit | c. 1775–1761 BCE ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Mari and its hinterland along the Euphrates ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
King of Mari
ⓘ
Servant of Dagan ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
Provides detailed information on social and economic life in early 2nd millennium BCE Mesopotamia
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Provides key evidence for Old Babylonian period politics ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative and legal documents illuminating Mari society
ⓘ
diplomatic correspondence with other Near Eastern rulers ⓘ extensive cuneiform archives from his palace ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mesopotamia
ⓘ
Middle Euphrates region ⓘ |
| mother | Queen Gashera (probable) ⓘ |
| occupation | King ⓘ |
| patronDeity |
Dagan
ⓘ
Ishtar ⓘ
linked to:
Inanna
|
| predecessor |
Shamshi-Adad I (as overlord of Mari)
ⓘ
linked to:
Shamshi-Adad I
Yasmah-Addu ⓘ |
| realm | Kingdom of Mari ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| residence | Royal Palace of Mari ⓘ |
| sourceOfInformation |
Administrative tablets from Mari
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Mari letters ⓘ Royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| spouse | Shibtu ⓘ |
| successor |
Hammurabi of Babylon (as conqueror of Mari)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hammurabi
|
| timePeriod | early 18th century BCE ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zimri-Lim Description of subject: Zimri-Lim was an early 18th-century BCE Amorite king of Mari in Mesopotamia, known from extensive palace archives that illuminate the politics and society of his time.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.