Home Region: Mesopotamia (Southwest Asia)

Isin-Larsa

2004 BCE 1763 BCE

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EQ 2020 iq_isin_larsa / IqIsinL

Preceding Entity: Add one more here.

2112 BCE 2004 BCE Ur - Dynasty III (iq_ur_dyn_3) [continuity]

Succeeding Entity:

No Polity found. Add one here.

General Description

There were four main settlement types during the Old Babylonian period: large cities, secondary provincial cities, smaller towns, and villages. ^[1] ^[2]
While the temples still held great importance as in previous polities, the state administration of the entire state was under control of the king. However, over the course of this period imperial control over surrounding regions began to break down, increasing the number of small autonomous states who began competing with each other for other cities. ^[3]

[1]: (Liverani 2014, 186) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy. London: Routledge. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/7DRZQS5Q/q/liverani.

[2]: Ur 2013, 143-144

[3]: (Liverani 2014, 187) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy. London: Routledge. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/7DRZQS5Q/q/liverani.

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Capital

1 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Suprapolity Relations

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Relationship to preceding Entity

1 Polity Succession

1 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language Genus

1 Language

Religion

1 Religious Tradition

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

1 Population of the Largest Settlement

1 Polity Population

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Religious Level

1 Military Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Soldier

1 Professional Priesthood

1 Professional Military Officer

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Merit Promotion

1 Full Time Bureaucrat

1 Examination System

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Irrigation System

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

1 Canal

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Non Phonetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Lists Tables and Classification

1 History

1 Fiction

Information / Money

1 Token

1 Precious Metal

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

1 Article

Information / Postal System

Information / Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

1 Wooden Palisade

1 Stone Walls Non Mortared

1 Stone Walls Mortared

1 Settlements in a Defensive Position

1 Modern Fortification

1 Moat

1 Fortified Camp

1 Earth Rampart

1 Ditch

1 Complex Fortification

Military use of Metals

1 Steel

1 Iron

1 Copper

1 Bronze

Projectiles

1 Sling

1 Handheld Firearm

1 Gunpowder Siege Artillery

1 Crossbow

1 Composite Bow

Handheld weapons

1 Sword

1 Spear

1 Dagger

1 Battle Axe

Animals used in warfare

1 Horse

1 Elephant

1 Donkey

1 Camel

Armor

1 Wood Bark Etc

1 Shield

1 Scaled Armor

1 Plate Armor

1 Leather Cloth

1 Laminar Armor

1 Helmet

1 Chainmail

Naval technology

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

Instability Events

8 Instability Event

NGA Settlements:

Year Range	Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa) was in:
(2003 BCE 1895 BCE)	Southern Mesopotamia

Home NGA: Southern Mesopotamia

General Variables

Identity and Location Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	38 S	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Capital	None (Absent Capital)	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Alternative Name	Old Babylonian Period	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Duration	[2004 BCE ➜ 1763 BCE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Suprapolity Relations	none	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Succeeding Entity	IqBabAm	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity	continuity	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Preceding Entity 2112 BCE 2004 BCE	Ur - Dynasty III (iq_ur_dyn_3) [continuity]
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Degree of Centralization	quasi-polity	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Language Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Semitic	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Language Genus	Afro-Asiatic	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Language	Akkadian	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Religion Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Mesopotamian Religions	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	[175,000 to 225,000] people	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Polity Population	- Undecided	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	4	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Religious Level	4	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Military Level	[6 to 7]	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Administrative Level	4	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Professions Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Soldier	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Professional Priesthood	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Professional Military Officer	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Merit Promotion	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Full Time Bureaucrat	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Examination System	Absent Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Law Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Judge	Absent Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Formal Legal Code	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Court	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Irrigation System	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Port	Present Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Canal	Present Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Bridge	Present Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Special-purpose Sites Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

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Information / Writing System Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Script	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Sacred Text	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Religious Literature	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Practical Literature	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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History	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Fiction	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Information / Money Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Token	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Precious Metal	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Paper Currency	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Indigenous Coin	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Foreign Coin	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Article	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Information / Postal System Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

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Information / Measurement System Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Present Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Present Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Unknown Suspected	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Unknown Suspected	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Moat	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Fortified Camp	Unknown Suspected	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Earth Rampart	Present Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Ditch	Unknown Suspected	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Complex Fortification	Unknown Suspected	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Military use of Metals Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Iron	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Copper	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Bronze	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Projectiles Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sling	Present Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Crossbow	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Composite Bow	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Handheld weapons Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sword	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Spear	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Dagger	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Battle Axe	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Absent Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Elephant	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Donkey	Present Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Camel	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Armor Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Shield	Present Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Scaled Armor	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Plate Armor	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Leather Cloth	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Laminar Armor	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Helmet	Present Inferred	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Chainmail	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Naval technology Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Present	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Absent	2004 BCE 1763 BCE
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Human Sacrifice Isin-Larsa (iq_isin_larsa)

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