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Enlil-bani

r. c. 1860–1837 BCE · 19th century BCE

Enlil-bani was a king of the Isin dynasty in Mesopotamia in the 19th century BCE. Later Babylonian chronicles tell that he was a gardener installed by King Erra-imitti as a substitute king to avert an evil omen; when Erra-imitti died suddenly, Enlil-bani kept the throne. He ruled for about 24 years.

Enlil-bani
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Enlil-bani. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/enlil-bani
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