Sîn-gāmil

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Sîn-gāmil
King of Uruk
Dedication tablet of Sîn-gāmil, ruler of Uruk, 18th century BCE. British Museum.
Reign18th century BCE
PredecessorSîn-irībam
SuccessorIlum-gāmil
House6th Dynasty of Uruk

Sîn-gāmil (inscribed in Akkadian: 𒀭𒂗𒍪𒂵𒈪𒅋: DEN.ZU-kà-mi-il) was a king of Uruk during the 18th century BCE, at the time of the Isin-Larsa period. He was the son of Sîn-irībam, and Ilum-gāmil, his brother succeeded him.

Sîn-gāmil is also known from one of this dedication tablets.

His son was Salim-palih-Marduk, and, according to their seals, their deities were Marduk and Shamash.

The dynasty of the Kings of Uruk in the 19-18th centuries BCE was composed of the following rulers in chronological order: Alila-hadum, Sumu-binasa, Naram-Sin of Uruk, Sîn-kāšid, Sîn-iribam, Sîn-gamil, Ilum-gamil, Anam, Irdanene, Rim-Anum, Nabi-ilišu, and an unknown king.

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