▁the ▁market ▁prices ▁of ▁that ▁time ▁as ▁being ▁one ▁she kel ▁of ▁silver ▁being ▁worth ▁two ▁kor ▁of ▁bar ley , ▁fifteen ▁min as ▁of ▁w ool , ▁or ▁two ▁se ah s ▁of ▁oil . ▁ ▁Con quest s ▁Sh am sh i - Ad ad ▁I ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁long - ab andon ed ▁town ▁of ▁She kh na ▁( today ▁known ▁as ▁Tell ▁Le il an ), ▁converted ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Upper ▁Mes op ot am ia , ▁and ▁then ▁renamed ▁it ▁Š ub at - En l il ▁( mean ing ▁" the ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁En l il " ▁in ▁the ▁A kk ad ian ▁language ) ▁c . ▁ 1 8 0 8 ▁BC . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁reign , ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Upper ▁Mes op ot am ia ▁competed ▁for ▁power ▁in ▁Lower ▁Mes op ot am ia ▁against : ▁King ▁N aram - S in ▁of ▁E sh n un na ▁( who ▁died ▁c . ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁BC ), ▁N aram - S in ' s ▁success ors , ▁and ▁Y ah d un - L im ▁of ▁Mari . ▁A ▁main ▁target ▁for ▁expansion ▁was ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Mari , ▁which ▁controlled ▁the ▁car avan ▁route ▁between ▁An atol ia ▁and ▁Mes op ot am ia . ▁King ▁Y ah d un - L im ▁of ▁Mari ▁( fl . ▁c . ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁BC ▁– ▁c . ▁ 1