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Event war Middle East

Elamite–Babylonian Wars

1764 BCE – 1150 BCE

Centuries of intermittent warfare between Babylon and Elam for control of southern Mesopotamia.

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Elamite–Babylonian Wars

1764 BCE – 1150 BCE

Centuries of intermittent warfare between Babylon and Elam for control of southern Mesopotamia. Hammurabi initially defeated Elam, but Elamite kings later sacked Babylon and carried off the stele of Hammurabi's law code.

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