Sisunawirat, son of Belum

Sisunawirat was probably a tamarkum, merchant banker, conducting his business in Kish, considered to have been located near the modern Tell al-Uhaymir in the Babil Governorate of Iraq. He is found in tablets dating to the reign of Sumu-abum, the first king of Babylon. Sisunawirat, son of Belum, lent silver and corn to be returned after the harvest. In one tablet he is found to have given more than two minas of silver (about 1 kilogram), probably for trading enterprise. He was prosperous in his business for he bought several houses and fields.