Simurrum

Kingdom of Simurrum
𒋛𒈬𒌨𒊑𒅎
3rd millennium BCE–2nd millennium BCE
Territory of Simurrum in the Mesopotamia area
Territory of Simurrum in the Mesopotamia area
Common languages
Akkadian
GovernmentMonarchy
Historical eraEarly Bronze
• Established
3rd millennium BCE
• Disestablished
2nd millennium BCE
Today part ofIraq

Simurrum (Akkadian: 𒋛𒈬𒌨𒊑𒅎: Si-mu-ur-ri-im)[1] was an important city state of the Mesopotamian area from around 2000 BCE to 1500 BCE, during the period of the Akkadian Empire down to Ur III. The Simurrum Kingdom disappears from records after the Old Babylonian period.[2] It is thought that in Old Babylonian times its name was Zabban, a notable cult center of Adad.[3][4] It was neighbor and sometimes ally with the Lullubi kingdom.[5]

  1. ^ Shaffer, Aaron (2003). "Iddi(n)-Sîn, King of Simurrum: A New Rock-Relief Inscription and a Reverential Seal". Zeitschrift für Assyrologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie. 93 (1). Zeitschrift für Assyoriologie: 7–12.
  2. ^ Eidem, Jesper (2001). The Shemshāra Archives 1: The Letters. Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab. p. 24. ISBN 9788778762450.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Frayne was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ [1]George, A., "The Sanctuary of Adad at Zabban? A Fragment of a Temple List in Three Sub-columns", BiOr. 65, pp. 714–717, 2008
  5. ^ Hamblin, William J. (2006). Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC. Routledge. pp. 115–116. ISBN 9781134520626.

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