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Puzur-Sin

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Puzur-Sin
Reign1730s BC
PredecessorAsinum (grandson of Shamshi-Adad I)

Puzur-Sin was an Assyrian king in the 18th century BC, during the Old Assyrian period.

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One of the few known Assyrian rulers to be left out of the Assyrian King List, Puzur-Sin was responsible for ending the rule of the dynasty of Shamshi-Adad I, whom he considered to be foreign usurpers.[1] He overthrew Asinum.

References

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  1. ^ Chavalas, Mark (1994). "Genealogical History as "Charter": A Study of Old Babylonian Period Historiography and the Old Testament". In Millard, A. R.; Hoffmeier, James K.; Baker, David W. (eds.). Faith, Tradition, and History: Old Testament Historiography in Its Near Eastern Context. Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns. p. 120. ISBN 0-931464-82-X.