SECOND DYNASTY OF ISIN

SECOND DYNASTY OF ISIN
(1155–1027 B.C.)
   After the Elamite attacks on Babylonia, which brought the Kassite Dynasty to an end, the center of power again shifted southward, where a new dynasty was founded by Marduk-kabit-ahheshu in c. 1155 at Isin. There were 11 kings altogether, though only some of them are known from contemporary sources. The most outstanding ruler was Nebuchadrezzar I (reigned c. 1126–c. 1105), who defeated Elam and returned the abducted statues of the god Marduk and his consort Sarpanitum. Another successful and long-reigning king was Marduk-nadin-ahhe (reigned 1100–1083), a contemporary of the Assyrian king Tiglath-pileser I, although the end of his reign was overshadowed by famine and unrest caused by intensified tribal immigration by the Arameans. This was to remain a source of instability until the demise of the Second Dynasty of Isin during the time of its last king, Nabu-shumu-libur (reigned 1034–1027).

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