Simbar-Shihu (Simbar-šīhu, Simbar-šīpak) - king of Babylonia , ruled around 1025-1008 BC. e. Founder of the V Babylonian Dynasty (II Dynasty of the Land of the Sea) .
Perhaps his name should be read as - Shamash-Shipak ( lit. “My sun (god) Shipak” ). The last king, bearing the Kassite name.
The inscription of the later Babylonian king Naboo apla-iddin , regarding the restoration of the Shamash temple in Sippar , in the introductory part mentions troubled times during the reign of Simbar Shihu: “Sutii ( Aramaeans ), hostile evil people, ravaged Ebarra (the temple during the ravages of Akkad) Shamasha), which in Sippar, destroyed his statue. The law of Shamash was forgotten, his image disappeared. " Simbar Shihu was going to visit this temple, but did not find it.
Literature
- Turaev B.A. . History of the Ancient East / Edited by Struve V.V. and Snegireva I.L. - 2nd stereot. ed. - L .: Sotsekgiz, 1935. - T. 2. - 15,250 copies.
- Ancient East and antiquity . // Rulers of the World. Chronological and genealogical tables on world history in 4 vols. / Compiled by V.V. Erlikhman . - T. 1.
| V Babylonian dynasty (II dynasty of the Land of the Sea) | ||
| Predecessor: Naboo noise libur | king of babylon OK. 1025 - 1008 BC e. | Successor: Ea-mukin-shumi |