Chapter 40: The New Sumerian Empire

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The strength of the Third Dynasty of your was undeniable, but its internal contradictions were also extremely acute, and the economic lifeblood of the slave state was also supported by slave laborers. The large number of slaves brought the prestige of the Third Dynasty of your to its zenith.

However, the good times did not last long, and as the country grew, the demand for slaves increased, and so did the exploitation. On the one hand, this led to the division and bankruptcy of the freedmen, and on the other hand, it also caused a large number of slaves to flee.

After the fall of the Ashur dynasty, the Eastern Semites were almost no longer able to threaten the Third Dynasty of your. But the Amorites of Western Semites began to come looking for trouble.

There was a proverb that circulated at the time: "Those who come from the steppe will enter the city and drive the people of the city away." ”

During the reign of Shulgi, the Amorites, who had originally spread over the vast expanses of Akkadian, filled the void of urban slaves after the extinction of the Eastern Semites in large numbers or at least their reluctance to openly admit themselves as Akkadians, becoming the main source of white slaves in the Akkadian region, and thus widely distributed throughout the vast areas of Sumer. The northern region of Silesia was controlled by the Assyrians.

However, because it had not passed through the same stage of civilization as the Akkadians, it could not bear the oppression and began to rebel, even threatening the city of your for a time. The citizens of your were organized to join the army.

Amar Sheen, reigned in years. Suffix: Luna Sin.

Shulji's son, Amar Sin, succeeded to the throne of your and was the third king of your Third Dynasty.

The deification of the monarchy further developed, and Amar Singh proclaimed himself "the god of life for the people of the country."

Shu Xin, reigned in years. Suffix: Luna Sin.

In the year, Amar Sin's son Shu Sien succeeded to the throne of your and was the fourth king of your Third Dynasty.

In order to defend against the invasion of the Amorites, Shu-Sin began to build a wall-like wall north of your, trying to keep the endless Amorites out of the wall, which was a major undertaking, but the Amorites quickly broke through the unfinished wall and forced it to stop. Even your, which is almost in the southernmost part, had to build walls, which gives you the wide range of the Amorites.

Ibby Sheen, reigned in years. Suffix: Luna Sin.

Shu Sin's son, Ibby Sin, succeeded to the throne of your and was the fifth king of your Third Dynasty.

During the reign of Ibby Sheen, the kingdom was not as powerful as it once was. Ibby Shin himself no longer had the same powerful power as he had in the early days of the kingdom, and many city-states gradually declared independence from the kingdom.

The Amorites continued to attack the surrounding areas around the semi-independent Larsa, capturing many Sumerian cities, and the situation in the country was unstable. Ibby Sheen was overwhelmed by the long war, and his dynasty was already shaky.

In order to strengthen the defense of Nippur, Ibby Sheen ordered the city of Nipur to build a wall. However, due to persecution by the Amorites, the Ensi of Nipur (the administrator of the Sumerian, Akkadian city-states) was forced to stop the monthly payment to your in an attempt to save Nipur from attack.

In the year, Ensi's wish was not fulfilled, and the Amorites still captured the city of Nippur.

In the year, the Western Mash dynasty in the Elamite region, breaking away from imperial rule, occupied Susa, expelled the satraps sent by your, unified the Elamite region, and became the successor of the Awan dynasty. and actively planned to attack your, becoming a fierce rival of the dynasty.

In that year, Ishbi Ilah, a fully Sumerianized Akkad general from Mari (now under the rule of the Second Dynasty of Ekara, the Eastern Semitic dynasty of Syria), was sent to Isin to buy grain, where he established his capital and declared his independence, and the First Dynasty of Isin was established. Ishbi Ira calls himself "Lugar". Later, the title of the first king of the Third Dynasty of your, "King of Sumer and Akkad, King of the Four Worlds", was adopted.

By this time, the Amorites had understood the importance of political power and were no longer fighting in the form of tribes.

In that year, the Amorian grain merchant Napranum formally established the Larsa dynasty in Larsa, and subsequently allied with the Elemscimash dynasty to attack the Third dynasty of your.

In the year, the Elamsimash dynasty launched a large-scale expedition, by this time your had long lost the advantage of the Sumerian co-lordship, there was no country to support, and finally the city of your was destroyed, and King Ibhai Xin himself was captured in this war, brought to the city of Elaman Anshan, and since then it has disappeared, about his final fate, legend has it that he was hung on the tower of the city to show the public. This is where the history of the Third Dynasty of your comes to an end.

A number of tragic events that occurred during this period are reflected in the Elegy for the Fall of your, the Elegy for Ibizin (both Sumerian Lamentations, the prototype of the Biblical Lamentations), and in the correspondence between Ibhi Sheen and Ishbi Ira and other Nssi (city administrators).

If the Sumerians start with the founding of Eridu in southern Mesopotamia in the first year, the Sumerians have experienced almost 2,000 years of intermittent history.

The Third Dynasty of your was the last dynasty of the Sumerians, and its demise also announced the end of the Sumerians on the stage of world history, and in the long historical years, the Sumerian civilization has been passed down and has become an important part of the classical civilization.

After the fall of the Third Dynasty of your, the Sumerians were almost wiped out, and after that, the yellow race in Mesopotamia basically ceased to appear, leaving only the Semitic white race. Of course, Indo-European yellow people invaded from other regions, but the native yellow people no longer existed.

The remnants of the Sumerian survival were buried in the ground by yellow sand, and people searched for decades without finding any trace of it. People have to lament that this ancient civilization has passed away. It wasn't until the 19th century that the ancient city walls were rediscovered, and the civilization of the past was once again revealed.

After the fall of the unified and powerful Third Dynasty of your, the vassal states became independent one after another, and for a time the independent vassal states of the Sumerian region were constantly at war, the most powerful of which was Isin, which initially occupied a dominant position, but was soon challenged by the Larsa dynasty, which occupied the southern part of the Sumerian region centered on Larsa, Uruk, your, and Elidu, while Isin occupied Isin, Nippur was centered in the northern part of Sumer, and nominally controlled the Akkadian region, while Kish was on the fringes of the battlefield between the two sides, so Kish quickly declined.

At the time of the Sumerian wars, the northern region of Akkad, and even the Silesian region, also had many vassal states of the Third Dynasty of your, and they were also independent, and were not valued by the Isin dynasty at first, but eventually Babylon and Assyria appeared in these countries. Become the overthrower of the Sumerian regimes.

The Third Dynasty of your went through a total of five kings, years.

> end the history of the Sumerians, stay tuned for the third installment of the Romance of the World series.