A Campaign of Southern City-States against Kiš as Documented in the ED IIIa Sources from Šuruppak (Fara)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22694193 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Piotr Steinkeller (Harvard University Press, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Pages | 3-26 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cuneiform Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0256 • E-ISSN: 2325-6737 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/730479 |
| OpenAlex | W4400192443 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
A group of ED IIIa texts from Šuruppak (Fara) describes a mobilization of troops from Uruk, Adab, Nippur, Lagaš, Umma, and Šuruppak, clearly in anticipation of a major military operation. It is argued that the target of that campaign, which was led by Uruk, was the city-state of Kiš. The analysis of various other sources further suggests that, during the ED IIIa period, Uruk was able to bring significant portions of southern Babylonia under its control. This development was a reversal of the situation existing in ED I and II, when much of that region remained under the hegemony of Kiš.
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