Suhum(Sūḫu,orSuhi[1]) was an ancient geographic region around the middle course of theEuphrates River,in modernAl Anbar Governorate,Iraq.[2]
History
editIts known history covers the period from theMiddle Bronze Age(c. 2000-1700/1600 BCE) to theIron Age(c. 1200–700 BCE).[3]
Middle Bronze
editDuring theBronze Age,Suhum was divided into an Upper Suhum, with its capital inHanat,and a Lower Suhum with its capital in Jabliji. Several ancient letters place theSuteanpeople as having lived in the region of Suhum.[4]
Iron Age
editNeo-Babylonian period
editIn 616 BCE, Suhum subordinated themselves to the king ofBabylon,Nabopolassar(ruled 626-605 BCE). Three years later, in 613 BCE, Suhum rebelled against him, which led Nabopolassar to send an expedition against Suhum.
References
edit- Citations
- ^Russell, H. F. (1985). "The Historical Geography of the Euphrates and Habur According to the Middle- and Neo-Assyrian Sources".Iraq.47:57–74.doi:10.2307/4200232.JSTOR4200232.
- ^Edmonds, Alexander Johannes, "New Light on the Land of Sūḫu: A Review Article and new Political History", Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie, vol. 114, no. 1, pp. 58-83, 2024
- ^Bartelmus, Alexa (2016)."A Short Introduction on the Sūḫu Texts".oracc.museum.upenn.edu.Retrieved2019-05-22.
- ^Heimpel, Wolfgang (2003).Letters to the King of Mari: A New Translation, with Historical Introduction, Notes, and Commentary.Eisenbrauns.ISBN9781575060804.p.26
- Bibliography
- Bryce, Trevor (2013).The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia.Routledge.ISBN9781134159086.,pp. 666-668