Ammi-Saduqa


Ammī-ṣaduqa was a king of the First Dynasty of Babylon, who ruled in 1646–1626 BC or 1638–1618 BC.

Family

He was the eldest son and successor of Ammī-ditāna, probably born of Queen Šamuḫtum.

Reign

Some twenty-one year-names survive for his reign, including the first seventeen. The names indicate that these years were fairly peaceful ones for the kingdom of Ammī-ṣaduqa, who was primarily engaged in enriching and enlarging the temples, and a few other building projects, such as building a wall at the mouth of the Euphrates in his eleventh regnal year.

Death

On his death, Ammī-ṣaduqa was succeeded by his son, Samsu-ditāna, the last king of the Amorite dynasty. Another son of Ammī-ṣaduqa might have been Sîn-ibnīšu.