Amraphel
In the
Bible,
Amraphel was a king from the time of
Abraham. He was
king of Shinar, southern Chaldea, one of the confederates of
Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, in a war against
Sodom and the cities of
the plain. It is now believed that this is the person which in
non-biblical history is known as
Hammurabi, and who was the first
to rule over all of
Sumer, starting the
Babylonian empire.