Rim-Sin I
E382040
Rim-Sin I was a prominent Amorite king of Larsa in southern Mesopotamia, known for expanding his realm and briefly dominating much of Sumer in the early 2nd millennium BCE.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rim-Sin I canonical | 7 |
| Rim-Sin I of Larsa | 2 |
| Larsa-conqueror Rim-Sin I (as conqueror, not king of Isin) | 1 |
| Larsa-contemporary Rim-Sin I (as rival)? | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3698069 — 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: Rim-Sin I Context triple: [Amorites, notableRuler, Rim-Sin I]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Ur-Nammu
Ur-Nammu was an ancient Sumerian king of Ur best known for founding the Third Dynasty of Ur and issuing one of the earliest known law codes in history.
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E.
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.
- 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: Rim-Sin I Target entity description: Rim-Sin I was a prominent Amorite king of Larsa in southern Mesopotamia, known for expanding his realm and briefly dominating much of Sumer in the early 2nd millennium BCE.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Ur-Nammu
Ur-Nammu was an ancient Sumerian king of Ur best known for founding the Third Dynasty of Ur and issuing one of the earliest known law codes in history.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amorite ruler
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ king ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Hammurabi ⓘ |
| country | Larsa ⓘ |
| culture |
Old Babylonian period
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Babylonian Empire
|
| deathPlace | Babylon (traditional view, as captive) ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Hammurabi ⓘ |
| endTime |
c. 1699 BCE (middle chronology, reign end)
ⓘ
c. 1763 BCE (short chronology, reign end) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Amorites ⓘ |
| event |
conflict with Babylonian king Hammurabi
ⓘ
conquest of Isin after long war ⓘ fall of Larsa to Hammurabi ⓘ siege and capture of Uruk ⓘ |
| father | Kudur-Mabuk ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
later Mesopotamian king lists
ⓘ
royal inscriptions ⓘ year-name lists ⓘ |
| issued | year names ⓘ |
| knownFor |
building projects in Larsa
ⓘ
canal construction ⓘ conquest of Isin ⓘ domination of much of Sumer ⓘ expansion of Larsa’s power ⓘ long reign ⓘ restoration of temples ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| mainOpponent |
Babylon
ⓘ
Hammurabi ⓘ Isin ⓘ |
| occupation | king of Larsa ⓘ |
| patronDeity |
Nanna
ⓘ
Shamash ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Larsa (probable)
ⓘ
linked to:
Larsa archaeological site
|
| predecessor | Warad-Sin ⓘ |
| realm | Larsa ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Sumer
ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| relative |
Kudur-Mabuk
ⓘ
Warad-Sin ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| startTime |
c. 1758 BCE (middle chronology, reign start)
ⓘ
c. 1822 BCE (short chronology, reign start) ⓘ |
| successor |
Hammurabi (as ruler of Larsa)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hammurabi
|
| timePeriod | early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| title |
King of Larsa
ⓘ
King of Sumer and Akkad ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rim-Sin I Description of subject: Rim-Sin I was a prominent Amorite king of Larsa in southern Mesopotamia, known for expanding his realm and briefly dominating much of Sumer in the early 2nd millennium BCE.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rim-Sin I
linked to: Rim-Sin I
subject linked to:
temple of Shamash
linked to: Rim-Sin I
linked to: Rim-Sin I