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Shamshi-Adad I, the Glossary

Shamshi-Adad (Šamši-Adad; Amorite: Shamshi-Addu), ruled 1808–1776 BC, was an Amorite warlord and conqueror who had conquered lands across much of Syria, Anatolia, and Upper Mesopotamia.^[1]

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18th-century BC Assyrian kings
18th-century BC deaths
19th-century BC Assyrian kings
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Akkadian Empire

The Akkadian Empire was the first known ancient empire of Mesopotamia, succeeding the long-lived civilization of Sumer.

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Akkadian language

Akkadian (translit)John Huehnergard & Christopher Woods, "Akkadian and Eblaite", The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages.

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Aminu (Assyrian king)

Aminu (A-mi-nu) was according to the Assyrian King List (AKL) the 26th Assyrian monarch, ruling in Assyria's early period.

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Amorite language

Amorite is an extinct early Semitic language, formerly spoken during the Bronze Age by the Amorite tribes prominent in ancient Near Eastern history.

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Amorites

The Amorites (author-link, Pl. XXVIII e+i|MAR.TU; Amurrūm or Tidnum Tidnum; ʾĔmōrī; Ἀμορραῖοι) were an ancient Northwest Semitic-speaking Bronze Age people from the Levant.

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Anatolia

Anatolia (Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula or a region in Turkey, constituting most of its contemporary territory.

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Ancient Mesopotamian units of measurement

Ancient Mesopotamian units of measurement originated in the loosely organized city-states of Early Dynastic Sumer.

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Andarig

Andarig or Andariq was a Middle Bronze Age kingdom in the Sinjar Plain region of northern Mesopotamia, located between the Habur and Tigris river.

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Apiashal

Apiashal (A-pi-a-ŠAL) was according to the Assyrian King List (AKL) the 17th Assyrian monarch, ruling in Assyria's early period.

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Ashur (god)

Ashur, Ashshur, also spelled Ašur, Aššur (𒀭𒊹|translit.

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Aššur (𒀭𒊹𒆠 AN.ŠAR2KI, Assyrian cuneiform: Aš-šurKI, "City of God Aššur"; ܐܫܘܪ Āšūr; 𐎠𐎰𐎢𐎼 Aθur, آشور Āšūr; אַשּׁוּר, اشور), also known as Ashur and Qal'at Sherqat, was the capital of the Old Assyrian city-state (2025–1364 BC), the Middle Assyrian Empire (1363–912 BC), and for a time, of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (911–609 BC).

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Assyria

Assyria (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: x16px, māt Aššur) was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization which existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the 14th century BC, which eventually expanded into an empire from the 14th century BC to the 7th century BC.

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Babylon

Babylon was an ancient city located on the lower Euphrates river in southern Mesopotamia, within modern-day Hillah, Iraq, about 85 kilometers (55 miles) south of modern day Baghdad.

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Babylonia

Babylonia (𒆳𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠) was an ancient Akkadian-speaking state and cultural area based in the city of Babylon in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq and parts of Syria and Iran).

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Bethesda, Maryland

Bethesda is an unincorporated, census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.

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Chronology of the ancient Near East

The chronology of the ancient Near East is a framework of dates for various events, rulers and dynasties.

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Dadusha

Dadusha (reigned c. 1800–1779 BC) was one of the kings of the central Mesopotamian city Eshnunna, located in the Diyala Valley. Shamshi-Adad I and Dadusha are kings of the Universe.

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Dingir

Dingir ⟨⟩, usually transliterated DIĜIR, is a Sumerian word for 'god' or 'goddess'.

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Early Assyrian period

The Early Assyrian period was the earliest stage of Assyrian history, preceding the Old Assyrian period and covering the history of the city of Assur, and its Akkadian speaking people and culture, prior to the foundation of Assyria as an independent Mesopotamian city-state ether under Ushpia 2085 BC or Puzur-Ashur I 2025 BC.

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Ekallatum

Ekallatum (Akkadian: 𒌷𒂍𒃲𒈨𒌍, URUE2.GAL.MEŠ, Ekallātum, "the Palaces") was an ancient Amorite city-state and kingdom in upper Mesopotamia.

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Enlil

Enlil, later known as Elil and Ellil, is an ancient Mesopotamian god associated with wind, air, earth, and storms.

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Eponym dating system

In the history of Assyria, the eponym dating system was a calendar system for Assyria, for a period of over one thousand years.

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Erishum II

Erishum I or Erišum II, the son and successor of Naram-Sin, was the king of the city-state Assur from 1828/1818 BC to 1809 BC. Shamshi-Adad I and Erishum II are 19th-century BC Assyrian kings.

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Eshnunna

Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar in Diyala Governorate, Iraq) was an ancient Sumerian (and later Akkadian) city and city-state in central Mesopotamia 12.6 miles northwest of Tell Agrab and 15 miles northwest of Tell Ishchali.

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Euphrates

The Euphrates (see below) is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia.

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Hadad

Hadad (𐎅𐎄|translit.

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Hammurabi

Hammurabi (𒄩𒄠𒈬𒊏𒁉|translit. Shamshi-Adad I and Hammurabi are 18th-century BC deaths and Amorite kings.

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Ibal-pi-el II

Ibal pi’el II was a king of the city kingdom of Eshnunna in ancient Mesopotamia.

See Shamshi-Adad I and Ibal-pi-el II

Ila-kabkabu

The Amorite name Ila-kabkabu appears twice in the Assyrian King List. Shamshi-Adad I and Ila-kabkabu are Amorite kings.

See Shamshi-Adad I and Ila-kabkabu

Inanna

Inanna is the ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility.

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Ishi-Addu

Išḫi-Addu or Ishi-Addu was king of Qatna in the first half of the 18th century BC. Shamshi-Adad I and Ishi-Addu are Amorite kings.

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Ishme-Dagan I

Ishme-Dagan I (italic) was a monarch of Ekallatum and Assur during the Old Assyrian period. Shamshi-Adad I and Ishme-Dagan I are 18th-century BC Assyrian kings and Amorite kings.

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King of the Universe

King of the Universe (Sumerian: lugal ki-sár-ra or lugal kiš-ki, Akkadian: šarru kiššat māti, šar-kiššati or šar kiššatim), also interpreted as King of Everything, King of the Totality, King of All or King of the World, was a title of great prestige claiming domination of the universe used by powerful monarchs in ancient Mesopotamia. Shamshi-Adad I and King of the Universe are kings of the Universe.

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List of Assyrian kings

The king of Assyria (Akkadian:, later) was the ruler of the ancient Mesopotamian kingdom of Assyria, which was founded in the late 21st century BC and fell in the late 7th century BC.

See Shamshi-Adad I and List of Assyrian kings

Lower Mesopotamia

Lower Mesopotamia is a historical region of Mesopotamia.

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Mari Eponym Chronicle

The Assyrian Eponym Chronicles represent an important source for the chronology of the Ancient Near East.

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Mari, Syria

Mari (Cuneiform:, ma-riki, modern Tell Hariri; تل حريري) was an ancient Semitic city-state in modern-day Syria.

See Shamshi-Adad I and Mari, Syria

Mediterranean Sea

The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.

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Mina (unit)

The mina (manû; mn; mənēʾ; māneh; manyāʾ; mnā; mina) is an ancient Near Eastern unit of weight for silver or gold, equivalent to approximately, which was divided into 60 shekels.

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Mut-Ashkur

Mut-Ashkur (a Hurrian name) was possibly a king of Assyria, or just Ekallatum, in the 18th century BC. Shamshi-Adad I and Mut-Ashkur are 18th-century BC Assyrian kings.

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Naram-Sin of Eshnunna

Naram-Suen (also transcribed Narām-Sîn, Naram-Sin) was a king who ruled over Eshnunna for at least nine years during the later 19th century BCE, during its brief time of political power.

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Nineveh

Nineveh (𒌷𒉌𒉡𒀀, URUNI.NU.A, Ninua; נִינְוֵה, Nīnəwē; نَيْنَوَىٰ, Naynawā; ܢܝܼܢܘܹܐ, Nīnwē), also known in early modern times as Kouyunjik, was an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, located in the modern-day city of Mosul in northern Iraq.

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Old Babylonian Empire

The Old Babylonian Empire, or First Babylonian Empire, is dated to, and comes after the end of Sumerian power with the destruction of the Third Dynasty of Ur, and the subsequent Isin-Larsa period.

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Qatna

Qatna (modern: تل المشرفة, Tell al-Mishrifeh; also Tell Misrife or Tell Mishrifeh) was an ancient city located in Homs Governorate, Syria.

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Qattara Depression

The Qattara Depression (Munḫafaḍ al-Qaṭṭārah) is a depression in northwestern Egypt, specifically in the Matruh Governorate.

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Sargon of Akkad

Sargon of Akkad (𒊬𒊒𒄀|Šarrugi), also known as Sargon the Great, was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire, known for his conquests of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th to 23rd centuries BC. Shamshi-Adad I and Sargon of Akkad are kings of the Universe.

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Seah (unit)

The se'ah or seah (סאה sə’āh), plural se'im, is a unit of dry measure of ancient origin found in the Bible and in Halakha (Jewish law), which equals one third of an ephah, or bath.

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Shaduppum

Shaduppum, modern Tell Harmal (also Tell Abu Harmal), is an archaeological site in Baghdad Governorate (Iraq).

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Shekel

Shekel or sheqel (šiqlu, siqlu; ṯiql, šeqel, plural šəqālim, 𐤔𐤒𐤋) is an ancient Mesopotamian coin, usually of silver.

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Siege

A siege (lit) is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault.

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Stele

A stele,From Greek στήλη, stēlē, plural στήλαι stēlai; the plural in English is sometimes stelai based on direct transliteration of the Greek, sometimes stelae or stelæ based on the inflection of Greek nouns in Latin, and sometimes anglicized to steles.) or occasionally stela (stelas or stelæ) when derived from Latin, is a stone or wooden slab, generally taller than it is wide, erected in the ancient world as a monument.

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Sulili

Sulili (Su-li-li) was according to the Assyrian King List (AKL) the 27th Assyrian monarch, ruling in Assyria's early period.

See Shamshi-Adad I and Sulili

Syria

Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.

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Tell Leilan

Tell Leilan is an archaeological site situated near the Wadi Jarrah in the Khabur River basin in Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.

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Terqa

Terqa is the name of an ancient city discovered at the site of Tell Ashara on the banks of the middle Euphrates in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, approximately from the modern border with Iraq and north of the ancient site of Mari, Syria.

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The Cambridge Ancient History

The Cambridge Ancient History is a multi-volume work of ancient history from Prehistory to Late Antiquity, published by Cambridge University Press.

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Tigris

The Tigris (see below) is the eastern of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia, the other being the Euphrates.

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Timeline of ancient Assyria

The timeline of ancient Assyria can be broken down into three main eras: the Old Assyrian period, Middle Assyrian Empire, and Neo-Assyrian Empire.

See Shamshi-Adad I and Timeline of ancient Assyria

Tuttul

Tuttul (Akkadian: tu-ut-tu-ulki, Ugaritic: 𐎚𐎚𐎍 –) was an ancient Near East city.

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Upper Mesopotamia

Upper Mesopotamia constitutes the uplands and great outwash plain of northwestern Iraq, northeastern Syria and southeastern Turkey, in the northern Middle East.

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Vassal state

A vassal state is any state that has a mutual obligation to a superior state or empire, in a status similar to that of a vassal in the feudal system in medieval Europe.

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Warlord

A warlord is an individual who exercises military, economic, and political control over a region, often within a country without a strong national government, through usually informal or illegal coercive control over the local armed forces.

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Yahdun-Lim

Yahdunlim (or Yakhdunlim, Yahdun-Lim) was the king of Mari probably in 1820—1796 BC. Shamshi-Adad I and Yahdun-Lim are Amorite kings.

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Yamhad

Yamhad (Yamḫad) was an ancient Semitic-speaking kingdom centered on Ḥalab (Aleppo) in Syria.

See Shamshi-Adad I and Yamhad

Yasmah-Adad

Yasmah-Adad (Yasmah-Addu, Yasmakh-Adad, Ismah-Adad, Iasmakh-Adad) was the younger son of the Amorite king of Upper Mesopotamia, Shamshi-Adad I. He was put on throne of Mari by his father after a successful military attack following the assassination of Yahdun-Lim of Mari in 1796 B.C.E. He was responsible for the southwestern section of his father's kingdom (of which Mari was the capital), including the Balikh River, Habur River, and Euphrates River.

See Shamshi-Adad I and Yasmah-Adad

Zab River

Zab River may refer to.

See Shamshi-Adad I and Zab River

Zimri-Lim

Zimri-Lim (Akkadian: 𒍣𒅎𒊑𒇷𒅎 Zi-im-ri Li-im) was king of Mari c. 1767–1752 BCE. Shamshi-Adad I and Zimri-Lim are 18th-century BC deaths and kings of the Universe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamshi-Adad_I

Also known as Samsi-Addu, Shamshi Adad I, Shamshi-Addu I, Šamši-Adad I.

, Stele, Sulili, Syria, Tell Leilan, Terqa, The Cambridge Ancient History, Tigris, Timeline of ancient Assyria, Tuttul, Upper Mesopotamia, Vassal state, Warlord, Yahdun-Lim, Yamhad, Yasmah-Adad, Zab River, Zimri-Lim.

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18th-century BC Assyrian kings

18th-century BC deaths

19th-century BC Assyrian kings

Kings of the Universe

References