The great rival of Isin, Larsa rose to dominate southern Mesopotamia under Rim-Sin I before being conquered by Hammurabi of Babylon, serving as the religious center of the sun-god Utu/Shamash.
Conquered by Hammurabi of Babylon in 1763 BCE following a military campaign prompted by Larsa's failure to assist in the war against Elam; king Rim-Sin I was deposed and Larsa was incorporated into the Old Babylonian Empire.
The atlas holds 4 border frames for Larsa — the shape you scrub through changes in 2025 BC · 2003 BC · 1894 BC · 1793 BC.
Traces the Isin-Larsa rivalry and Larsa's eventual domination of southern Mesopotamia before Hammurabi's conquest in 1763 BCE.
Era/regional survey covering Larsa's dominance under Rim-Sin I and its conquest by Hammurabi.
Era/regional portrait of Mesopotamian society contextualizing Larsa's rivalry with Isin and Babylon.