The chronology of the Ancient Near East is a framework of dates for various events, rulers and dynasties of the 3rd millennium BC and 2nd millennium BC millennia BC.... ) was the third ruler of the Ur III Dynasty
Third Dynasty of Ur
The Third Dynasty of Ur refers simultaneously to a 21st century BC to 20th century BC century BC Sumerian ruling dynasty based in the city of Ur and a short-lived territorial-political state that some historians regard as a nascent empire.... . He succeeded his father Shulgi
Shulgi
Shulgi of Urim was the second king of the "Sumerian Renaissance". He reigned for 48 years, dated to 2047 BC–1999 BC short chronology . Shulgi was the son of Ur-Nammu king of Ur; according to one later text , by a daughter of the former king Utu-hengal of Uruk and was a member of the Third dynasty of Ur.... (2094-2047 BCE).
Amar-Sin's reign is notable for his attempt at regenerating the ancient sites of Sumer
Sumer
Sumer was a civilization and a historical region located in Southern Iraq , known as the Cradle of civilization. It lasted from the first settlement of Eridu in the Ubaid period through the Uruk period and the Dynastic periods until the rise of Babylon in the early 2nd millennium BC.... . He apparently worked on the unfinished ziggurat
Ziggurat
A ziggurat was a temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley and Iran, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories or levels.... at Eridu
Eridu
Eridu , from the Sumerian for 'mighty place', is modern Tell Abu Shahrain, Iraq. Eridu was the earliest city in southern Mesopotamia, founded c 5400 BCE.... . It has been suggested that this ziggurat was the origin of the story of the Tower of Babel
Tower of Babel
The Tower of Babel according to chapter 11 of the Book of Genesis, was an enormous tower built at the city of Babel, the Hebrew name for Babylon .... .
Salinity is the saltiness or dissolved salt content of a body of water. Salinity in Australian English and North American English may also refer to the salt in soil .... problems had made agricultural pursuits in this region unprofitable.
