SOUTHSOUTH::

MB I = MB I = ISIN ISIN –– LARSA PERIOD LARSA PERIOD –– ca. 2000ca. 2000--18001800

MB IIMB II = OLD BABYLONIAN PERIOD = OLD BABYLONIAN PERIOD –– ca. 1800ca. 1800--15951595

Alternative short chronology:1659Alternative short chronology:1659

The First Dynasty of BabylonThe First Dynasty of Babylon

NORTHNORTH::

MB I = MB I = „TRANSITIONAL PERIOD” „TRANSITIONAL PERIOD” –– ca. 2000ca. 2000--18001800

MB II = MB II = OLD ASSYRIAN PERIOD OLD ASSYRIAN PERIOD –– ca. 1800ca. 1800--16001600

ShamshiShamshi--Adad I Adad I

„Lim”„Lim”--dynasty in Maridynasty in Mari

Ist dynasty of Babylon (short chronology)Ist dynasty of Babylon (short chronology)

SumuSumu--abumabum or or SuSu--abuabu ca. 1830ca. 1830——1817 BC 1817 BC = = IlushumaIlushuma of of AssyriaAssyria

SumuSumu--lala--ElEl ca. 1817ca. 1817——1781 BC 1781 BC == Erishum IErishum I of of AssyriaAssyria

SabiumSabium ca. 1781ca. 1781——1767 BC Son of Sumu1767 BC Son of Sumu--lala--El El

ApilApil--SinSin ca. 1767ca. 1767——1749 BC Son of Sabium1749 BC Son of Sabium

SinSin--muballitmuballit ca. 1748ca. 1748——1729 BC Son of Apil1729 BC Son of Apil--Sin Sin

HammurabiHammurabi ca. 1728ca. 1728——1686 BC 1686 BC = = ZimriZimri--LimLim of of MariMari, ,

SiweSiwe--palarpalar--huppakhuppak of of ElamElam and and ShamshiShamshi--Adad IAdad I

SamsuSamsu--ilunailuna ca. 1686ca. 1686——1648 BC Son of Hammurabi 1648 BC Son of Hammurabi

AbiAbi--eshuheshuh ca. 1648ca. 1648——1620 BC Son of Samsu1620 BC Son of Samsu--iluna iluna

AmmiAmmi--ditanaditana ca. 1620ca. 1620——1583 BC Son of Abi1583 BC Son of Abi--eshuh eshuh

AmmiAmmi--saduqasaduqa ca. 1582ca. 1582——1562 BC 1562 BC Venus tablet of AmmisaduqaVenus tablet of Ammisaduqa

SamsuSamsu--DitanaDitana ca. 1562ca. 1562——1531 1531 BC Sack of BabylonBC Sack of Babylon

ASHUR ASHUR –– OLD PALACE (up) URUK PALACE (down)OLD PALACE (up) URUK PALACE (down)

TEMPEL OF HANI AND NISABA FROM SHADUPPUM (Tell Harmal)TEMPEL OF HANI AND NISABA FROM SHADUPPUM (Tell Harmal)

ASHUR TEMPLE FROM ASHURASHUR TEMPLE FROM ASHUR

ISHTARISHTAR--KITITUM TEMPLE FROM NEREBTUM (Ishjali)KITITUM TEMPLE FROM NEREBTUM (Ishjali)

THE TEMPEL AND ZIGGURAT FROM TELL ARTHE TEMPEL AND ZIGGURAT FROM TELL AR--RIMAHRIMAH

HAMMURABI’S LAW CODE STELEHAMMURABI’S LAW CODE STELE

KARUM KANESHKARUM KANESH

-- MERCHANT COLONYMERCHANT COLONY

LEVEL II ca. 1974LEVEL II ca. 1974--18361836

Burnt to the ground Burnt to the ground

Abandonment Abandonment

LEVEL IB ca. 1798 LEVEL IB ca. 1798 --17401740

Colony destroyed by fireColony destroyed by fire

LEVEL IaLEVEL Ia

Without Assyrian colonyWithout Assyrian colony

KAPADOKIAN WAREKAPADOKIAN WARE