The Amorites : A Political History of Mesopotamia in the Early Second Millennium BCE /

The Amorites : A Political History of Mesopotamia in the Early Second Millennium BCE /

This study of the political history of Mesopotamia - today's Iraq and Syria - in the Old Babylonian period (ca. 2000-1600 BCE) is the first comprehensive historical synthesis of this kind published in English after many decades. Based on numerous written sources in Sumerian and Akkadian - royal...

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Main Authors: Wasserman, Nathan (Author), Bloch, Yigal (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.

Series: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East ; 133.

Subjects:

Amorites > Politics and government.
Iraq > History > To 634.
Syria > History > To 333 B.C.

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Call Number: DS72.5

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • List of Illustrations and Maps
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Part 1: The Historical Arena
  • 1 The Geographical Setting
  • 2 Nomads and Sedentary Peoples
  • 1 Urban Dwellers and the People of the Steppe
  • 2 Forefathers and Nomadic Groups: The Ḫana, the Simʾalites, and the Yaminites
  • 3 The Amorite Origins of Samsī-Addu's Dynasty and the Assyrian King List
  • 4 The Amorite Descent of Ḫammurāpi's Dynasty
  • 5 Amorite Populations in Southern Mesopotamia
  • 6 Amorite Tribes as an Example of Enclosed Nomadism
  • 7 The Amorite Tribal System as Reflected in the Mari Documents
  • 8 Major Institutions and Customs among the Amorite Tribes
  • 3 Ethnic Identities in Mesopotamia in the Early Second Millennium BCE
  • 1 Nation, Ethnic Group, and Ethnic Category
  • 2 The Amorites as Foreigners in Mesopotamian Cities and Their Self-Perceived Identity
  • 3 Change of Tribal Affiliation as a Political Decision
  • 4 Covenant Terminology and Its Meaning for Tribal Links
  • 5 Language as a Vehicle of Ethnic Distinction
  • 6 The Multiple Faces of Ethnic Identity
  • 4 The Age of the Amorite Dynasties and the Periodization of Mesopotamian History: Some Basic Observations
  • 1 Periodization of Mesopotamian History according to the Astronomical Treatise
  • 5 The Chronological Framework of the Amorite Dynasties
  • 1 Relative and Absolute Chronology, Synchronisms, and Astronomical Anchors
  • 2 The Assyrian King List as a Chronological Source
  • 3 The Kaneš Eponym List and the Relative Chronology of Assyria
  • 4 Year Names in Southern Mesopotamia and the Kings of the First Dynasty of Babylon
  • 5 Mari: A Kingdom with Two Systems of Year-Reckoning
  • 6 The Sumerian King List
  • 7 From Relative to Absolute Chronology: The Venus Tablets of Ammī-ṣadūqa and the Solar Eclipse in the Mari Eponym Chronicle
  • 8 Dendrochronology: Tree-Rings as a Chronological Tool
  • Part 2: Cities, Dynasties, and Kings: Political History
  • 6 The Kingdom of Isin
  • 1 Chronology of the Kings of Isin
  • 2 The Isin Dynasty from Išbi-Erra to Lipit-Ištar
  • 3 A New Royal Line in Isin: Ur-Ninurta and His Descendants
  • 4 Isin's Struggle against Its Neighbors: Erra-imittī, Enlil-bāni, and Their Successors
  • 5 The End of Isin
  • 6 Another Successor to the Empire of Ur: The Kingdom of Simurrum
  • 7 The Kingdom of Larsa
  • 1 The Isin-Larsa Period and the Chronology of the Kings of Larsa
  • 2 The Early Kings
  • 3 The Dynasty of Nūr-Adad
  • 4 The Dynasty of Kudur-Mabuk
  • 5 The Babylonian Conquest of Larsa
  • 6 Larsa's Revolt against Babylon
  • 8 The Kingdom of Uruk
  • 1 The Early Kings of Uruk
  • 2 The Sîn-kāšid Dynasty
  • 3 Uruk at the Time of the South Mesopotamian Revolt against Babylon
  • 9 The Kingdom of Ešnunna
  • 1 Between Ur, Isin, Elam, and the Amorites: The Beginnings of Ešnunna
  • 2 Ešnunna on the Rise: The Dynasty of Ibāl-pī-El I
  • 3 Ešnunna at Its Apex: The Reigns of Dāduša and Ibāl-pī-El II
  • 4 The Babylonian Conquest of Ešnunna
  • 5 Ešnunna's Final Attempts to Regain Independence
  • 10 The Kingdom of Malgium
  • 1 The Early Kings of Malgium
  • 2 A Period of Political Upheavals
  • 3 The End of Malgium
  • 11 The Kingdom of Aššur
  • 1 Aššur as a City-State
  • 2 The Rulers of Aššur at Its Apex as a Center of Commerce
  • 3 The Assyrian Trade with Anatolia
  • 4 The Crisis of the Assyrian Trade and Its Recovery
  • 5 The Conquest of Aššur by Samsī-Addu
  • 12 The Kingdom of Samsī-Addu
  • 1 Samsī-Addu's Family Origins
  • 2 The Early Years of Samsī-Addu: The Escape to Babylon and the Conquest of Ekallātum, Aššur, and Mari
  • 3 The Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia
  • 4 The Reign of Išme-Dagān I
  • 13 The Kingdom of Mari
  • 1 The Beginnings of Mari
  • 2 The Early Rulers of the Amorite Dynasty in Mari
  • 3 The Reign of Zimrī-Līm
  • 4 The Babylonian Conquest of Mari
  • 5 Mari's Successor: The Kingdom of Ḫana
  • 14 The Kingdom of Yamḫad
  • 1 The Beginnings of the Amorite Dynasty of Yamḫad
  • 2 Yamḫad as an Ally of Mari: The Reigns of Yarīm-Līm I and Ḫammurāpi I
  • 3 Yamḫad from the Death of Ḫammurāpi I to the Hittite Conquest
  • 15 The Kingdom of Qaṭna
  • 1 Archaeological Discoveries at Qaṭna
  • 2 The Dynasty of Išḫī-Addu
  • 3 Qaṭna on the Eve of the Hittite Conquest of Northern Syria
  • 16 The Kingdom of Babylon
  • 1 Chronology of the Kings of Babylon
  • 2 The Beginnings of the Kingdom
  • 3 Babylon at Its Peak: The Reign of Ḫammurāpi
  • 4 Babylon at the Time of Samsu-ilūna
  • 5 The Late Kings of the Amorite Dynasty of Babylon
  • Concluding Remarks: Instead of an Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Index.