Apum

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Apum
Apum
c. 1776 BCE–c. 1728 BCE
Capital
Shubat-Enlil
GovernmentMonarchy
• c. 1776 BCE
Turum-Natki (first)
• c. 1728 BCE
Yakun-Asar (last)
Historical eraBronze Age
• Established
c. 1776 BCE
• Disestablished
c. 1728 BCE
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia
Eshnunna
Today part ofSyria

Apum was an ancient

Babylonian Empire
. Apum was incorporated into Babylon in 1728 BC and disappeared from the records.

History

The majority of the kingdom inhabitants were Amorites.

Shubat-Enlil which became Apum's capital.[4] In 1771 BC, Apum received a warning from Mari's monarch Zimri-Lim regarding an Eshnunnite attack, however, the Apumites were unable to resist and their capital was occupied by the invading force.[3]

Following the Eshnunnite main force departure, Apum's king

Samsu-Iluna in 1728 BC.[8]

Rulers

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References

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