Amurru (Sumerian: 𒈥𒌅𒆠 MAR.TUKI; Akkadian: 𒀀𒈬𒌨𒊏 Amûrra, 𒀀𒈬𒊑 Amuri, 𒀀𒄯𒊑 Amurri) was an Amorite kingdom established c. 2000 BC, in a region spanning...
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Amurru, also known under the Sumerian name Martu (in Sumerian and Sumerograms: 𒀭𒈥𒌅), was a Mesopotamian god who served as the divine personification...
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Amurru may refer to: Amurru kingdom, roughly current day western Syria and northern Lebanon Amorites, ancient Syrian people Amurru (god), the Amorite deity...
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as Yakbim Sekhaenre, and were likely part of the later Hyksos. The term Amurru in Akkadian and Sumerian texts refers to the Amorites, their principal deity...
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campaign in Canaan. A second campaign led to his capture of Kadesh and the Amurru kingdom. His son and heir Ramesses II campaigned with him. Historical records...
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Vassal state (section Amurru)
marriages occurred between Hittites and Amurru royalty at this time, raising Amurru's importance within the empire. Amurru's relationship with the Hittite Empire...
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imperial authority. Seti recaptures the traitorous vassals of Kadesh and Amurru, and even defeats a Hittite force. Later, he is unable to maintain control...
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14th century BC) was the ruler of Amurru who was in conflict with King Rib-Hadda of Byblos. While some contend that Amurru was a new kingdom in southern Syria...
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Amurru so close to the Hittite homelands. It is unlikely that Seti I made a peace treaty with the Hittites or voluntarily returned Kadesh and Amurru,...
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Kadesh inscriptions locates Kadesh as being near Tunip in the land of the Amurru, itself assumed to have been near the Orontes River (perhaps at Tell Salhab)...
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Canaanite ruler of Amurru, modern Lebanon, in the 14th century BC. He was the son of Abdi-Ashirta, the previous Egyptian vassal of Amurru and a direct contemporary...
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western frontier. 1275 BC—Ramesses II marches his army north to secure Amurru and makes a bold statement of intent to the Hittites, who have been fighting...
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(biblical Accad). Sumerian references to the Mar.tu ("tent dwellers", later Amurru, i.e. Amorite) country west of the Euphrates River date from even earlier...
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Amarna letter EA 156 (redirect from Aziru of Amurru)
Amarna letter EA 156, titled: "Aziru of Amurru", is a very short letter from Aziru, the leader of the region of Amurru. EA 156 is the first letter in a series...
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Mesopotamian goddess of Amorite origin. She was regarded as the wife of the god Amurru. Her name is a cognate of Ugaritic Athirat, but despite likely sharing the...
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between the Egyptian administration and its representatives in Canaan and Amurru, or neighboring kingdom leaders, during the New Kingdom, spanning a period...
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Hittites Ammittamru II, King (c.1260–1235 BC) Contemporary of Bentisina of Amurru Ibiranu, King (c.1235–1225/20 BC BC) Niqmaddu III, King (c.1225/20 – 1215...
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vicinity of modern-day Syria. As Egyptian buffer provinces in the land of the Amurru along the border with the Hittites attempted to change their vassalage,...
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the fourth year of his reign, he captured the Hittite vassal state of the Amurru during his campaign in Syria. The Battle of Kadesh in his fifth regnal year...
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was the capture of the Syrian town of Kadesh and neighboring territory of Amurru from the Hittite Empire. Egypt had not held Kadesh since the time of Akhenaten...
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Akkadian Empire, Subartu marked the northern geographical horizon, just as Amurru, Elam and Sumer marked "west", "east" and "south", respectively, functioning...
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Rūaumoko, in Māori mythology, god of earthquakes, volcanoes and seasons. Amurru, Amorite deity, occasionally called "lord of the steppe" or "lord of the...
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ancient Middle Eastern people, known as MAR.TU in the Sumerian language Amurru (god), the deity worshiped by the Amorite, also known as Martu Martu people...
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Shahar Shalim Shapshu Sydyk Tanit Yam Yahweh Yarikh Mesopotamian Adad/Ishkur Amurru An/Anu Asarluhi Ashur Aya Belet Nagar Dumuzi Enki/Ea Enlil Ereshkigal Gibil...
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Yamhad, Qatna, and Assyria. From the 15th century BC onward, the term Amurru is usually applied to the region extending north of Canaan as far as Kadesh...
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surrounding countries contributed to each twelve-month calendar year: Elam, Amurru, Subartu, and Akkad. The months were divided into groups of three, alternating...
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Eanna-shum-iddina kudurru was a land grant to Gula-eresh, witnessed by his surveyor Amurru-bel-zeri. The iconography of the stone includes cuneiform text, two middle...
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region was dominated by the Amorites. Syria was called the Land of the Amurru (Amorites) by their Assyro-Babylonian neighbors. The Northwest Semitic language...
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Izre', Shlomo. "On the So-Called Ventive Morpheme in the Akkadian Texts of Amurru". www.academia.edu: 84. Archived from the original on 18 January 2016. Retrieved...
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kingdoms and the Old Assyrian Empire c.1898 BC–c.1788 BC: Amorite kingdoms (Amurru kingdom, Kingdom of Qatna, Ebla's Third Dynasty, Yamhad) and Mariote Kingdom...
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