Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:
Amraphel
king of Shinar, southern Chaldea, one of the confederates of
Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, in a war against Sodom and cities of
the plain (Gen. 14:1, 4). It is now found that Amraphel (or
Ammirapaltu) is the Khammu-rabi whose name appears on
recently-discovered monuments. (See CHEDORLAOMER).
After defeating Arioch (q.v.) he united Babylonia under one
rule, and made Babylon his capital.
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):
Amraphel, one that speaks of secrets