Amurru kingdom

Amurru
Amurru
c. 2000 BC–c. 1200 BC
	The geopolitic map of the Middle East during the Amarna Period, before Amurru became part of the Hittite zone of influence
Capital	Sumur
Religion	Ancient Levantine religion
Government	Monarchy
• c. 14th century BC	Abdi-Ashirta
• c. 14th century BC	Aziru
Historical era	Bronze Age
• Established	c. 2000 BC
• Disestablished	c. 1200 BC
Today part of	Syria; Lebanon;

Amurru (Sumerian: 𒈥𒌅𒆠 MAR.TU^KI; Akkadian: 𒀀𒈬𒌨𒊏 Amûrra, 𒀀𒈬𒊑 Amuri, 𒀀𒄯𒊑 Amurri) was an Amorite kingdom established c. 2000 BC,^[1] in a region spanning present-day Northern Lebanon and north-western Syria.^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ Al-Maqdissi 2010, p. 140.
^ Izre'el, Sh. (1991). Amurru Akkadian: A Linguistic Study. With an Appendix on the History of Amurru by Itamar Singer. Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press. doi:10.1163/9789004369634. ISBN 9789004369634.
^ Singer, I. (1991). "The "Land of Amurru" and the "Lands of Amurru" in the Šaušgamuwa Treaty". Iraq. 53: 69–74. doi:10.2307/4200336. JSTOR 4200336. S2CID 131582702.
^ Benz, B. (2016). The Land Before the Kingdom of Israel: A History of the Southern Levant and the People who Populated It. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns. pp. 141–179.

[FOOTNOTEAl-Maqdissi2010140-1] Al-Maqdissi 2010, p. 140.

[2] Izre'el, Sh. (1991). Amurru Akkadian: A Linguistic Study. With an Appendix on the History of Amurru by Itamar Singer. Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press. doi:10.1163/9789004369634. ISBN 9789004369634.

[3] Singer, I. (1991). "The "Land of Amurru" and the "Lands of Amurru" in the Šaušgamuwa Treaty". Iraq. 53: 69–74. doi:10.2307/4200336. JSTOR 4200336. S2CID 131582702.

[4] Benz, B. (2016). The Land Before the Kingdom of Israel: A History of the Southern Levant and the People who Populated It. Winona Lake, Indiana: Eisenbrauns. pp. 141–179.

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