Sumu-la-El

Sumu-la-El (also Sumulael or Sumu-la-ilu) was a King in the First Dynasty of Babylon. He reigned c. 1881–1845 BC (MC). He was a contemporary of Sîn-kāšid of Uruk and with Sūmu-El and Nur-Adad or Larsa.During this period Babylon contested with the city-state of Isin for control of the local region. He subjugated and conquered nearby cities like Kish and built a string of fortresses around his territory. He is known to have conquered the city of Sippar. Economic ties extended as far north as Tilmen Hoyuk. His daughter, Šallurtum, married Sîn-kāšid, the king of Uruk. Because the Old Babylonian period archaeological levels at the city of Babylon were below the water table and not excavated what is known about Sumu-la-el is from other sites like Sippar and Marad which Babylon controlled. In the first half of Sumu-la-el's reign Marad had an independent kingdom which also controlled Dilbat.

About 36 year names of Sumu-la-el are known, notably :

Year Sumu-la-el built the city wall of Dilbat

Year Alumbiumu (Kazallu) was smitten by weapons

Year the great city wall of Babylon was built

Year the temple of Adad was built

Year Kish was destroyed

Year Iahzir-el was driven out of Kazallu

Year the city wall of Kazallu was destroyed and his army was smitten by weapons

Year the city walls of Kutha and Anzagar-urgi were built

Year in which Sumu-la-el entered Borsippa

Year Sumu-la-el the king built the city wall of Sippar

Year the temple of Zababa (the Emeteursag) was built by Sumu-la-el

Year the great city wall of Habuz was built

In a text from the time of later Babylon ruler Apil-Sîn, found at Sippar, a case was recorded adjudicated by Apil-Sin " ... the houses which Sumulael had given them, Nur-ilisu laid claim, but they obtained an audience with King Apil-Sin and he returned their houses to them.". One of the

witnesses was Ayyalatum, daughter of earlier ruler Sumu-la-el.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumu-la-El