Back مملكة أمورو Arabic Амуру Bulgarian Regne d'Amurru Catalan Amurru (Staat) German Reino de Amurru Spanish Amurru (royaume) French Reino de Amurru Galician ממלכת אמורו HE Amurrú (királyság) Hungarian Ամուրրու Armenian
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 | |
Amurru (Sumerian: 𒈥𒌅𒆠 MAR.TUKI; 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.
- ^ 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.