Ammi-saduqa

Ammi - ṣaduqa ( Ammisaduqa, Ammi - zaduqa, Ammizaduqa ) was from 1646 to 1626 BC (middle chronology ) Babylonian king.

Life

Ammi - ṣaduqa was the successor Ammi - ditanas. Under his rule fell off probably other areas of Babylon. Written sources are missing, as the years formulas that allocate the years of the reign of a ruler events recorded at this time, only buildings or similar. Campaigns are not known. Clay tablets from Terqa however prove the reign of Ammi - ṣaduqa.

Decrees from the reign of Ammi - ṣaduqas concerning the debts of ordinary people. A mešarum edict, probably from the first year of the reign of Ammi - ṣaduqas, sets penalties for fraudulent creditors ( payment of six times the amount owed, or the death penalty ) and violent taxman fixed ( capital punishment ) and regulates the delivery system.

From the reign of Ammi - ṣaduqa the oldest known version of the Atrahasis Epic ( Epic of Gilgamesh ) comes.

Venus observations

The Venus tablets of Ammi - ṣaduqa represent the most oldest written document for observing the planets represents the in the library of Ashurbanipal in Nineveh discovered cuneiform texts contain in particular observations of Venus synodic and their 584 -day period.

If for Ammi - ṣaduqa the mean chronology be correct, was in his fifth year of reign on 6 Maigreg. ( 3 Ajaru ) in 1642 BC, the very rarely occurring Venus transit instead. In Babylonia the beginning of 17:26 clock could be observed until shortly before sunset ( 18:37 clock ). The maximum was reached to 21:02 local time clock; Venus Transit ended around 00:32 clock of May 7 ( 4 Ajaru ).