Ekallatum (Akkadian: 𒌷𒂍𒃲𒈨𒌍, URUE2.GAL.MEŠ, Ekallātum, "the Palaces") was an ancient Amorite city-state and kingdom in upper Mesopotamia.[1][2]
Stele of Adad-bel ukin, governor of Libbi-ali, Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta, Ekallatum, Itu, and Ruqahu. From Assur, Iraq. 780 BCE. Pergamon Museum
Ekallatum, whose name means "the palaces," became the capital of an Amorite dynasty related to Babylon, which was important in the 19th and 18th centuries BCE period. The history of upper Mesopotamia in this period is documented in the archives of Mari, Syria.
The gods of the city were Addu (Hadad), who resided in Ekallātum, and Istar of Radana, who visited the city from time to time.[3]
^Stiebing, William H. Jr. (July 2016). Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture. Routledge. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-315-51116-0.
^Buck, Mary E. (2019-09-16). The Amorite Dynasty of Ugarit: Historical Implications of Linguistic and Archaeological Parallels. BRILL. p. 88. ISBN 978-90-04-41511-9.
^D. Charpin and J. M. Durand, "Assur avant L'Assyrie", MARI 8 (1997), pp. 367-91, 1997
Nippur Sippar Tuttul Ur Uruk Tell Leilan Kurda Nineveh Tell al-Rimah Ekallatum The Old Babylonian Empire, or First Babylonian Empire, is dated to c. 1894–1595...
Eshnunna and then by the more successful and dangerous Shamshi-Adad I of Ekallatum, a city located near Assur. Though evidence from Assur is scant, there...
Alashiya Amorite states Alalakh Amurru Andarig Apum First Babylon Third Ebla Ekallatum Emar Kurda Third Mari Mukish Palmyra Qatna Ṭābetu Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia...
within Iraq began to have Akkadian speaking dynasties, including Assyria, Ekallatum, Isin and Larsa. However, the Sumerians remained generally dominant until...
had some initial success, briefly capturing the south Assyrian city of Ekallatum before ultimately suffering defeat at the hands of Ashur-Dan I. Itti-Marduk-balatu...
Alashiya Amorite states Alalakh Amurru Andarig Apum First Babylon Third Ebla Ekallatum Emar Kurda Third Mari Mukish Palmyra Qatna Ṭābetu Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia...
Alashiya Amorite states Alalakh Amurru Andarig Apum First Babylon Third Ebla Ekallatum Emar Kurda Third Mari Mukish Palmyra Qatna Ṭābetu Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia...
Alashiya Amorite states Alalakh Amurru Andarig Apum First Babylon Third Ebla Ekallatum Emar Kurda Third Mari Mukish Palmyra Qatna Ṭābetu Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia...
an end c. 1808 BC when the city was conquered by the Amorite ruler of Ekallatum, Shamshi-Adad I. Shamshi-Adad's extensive conquests in northern Mesopotamia...
Alashiya Amorite states Alalakh Amurru Andarig Apum First Babylon Third Ebla Ekallatum Emar Kurda Third Mari Mukish Palmyra Qatna Ṭābetu Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia...
Alashiya Amorite states Alalakh Amurru Andarig Apum First Babylon Third Ebla Ekallatum Emar Kurda Third Mari Mukish Palmyra Qatna Ṭābetu Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia...
cities of Qatna and Mari to create a trade route that linked Egypt to Ekallatum) During this period, Heber the Kenite and his wife Jael separated from...
Alashiya Amorite states Alalakh Amurru Andarig Apum First Babylon Third Ebla Ekallatum Emar Kurda Third Mari Mukish Palmyra Qatna Ṭābetu Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia...
Naram-Sin of Eshnunna had been attacking Ekallatum. Shamshi-Adad I had not returned until he had taken Ekallatum, after which he had paused for three years...
Alashiya Amorite states Alalakh Amurru Andarig Apum First Babylon Third Ebla Ekallatum Emar Kurda Third Mari Mukish Palmyra Qatna Ṭābetu Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia...
Alashiya Amorite states Alalakh Amurru Andarig Apum First Babylon Third Ebla Ekallatum Emar Kurda Third Mari Mukish Palmyra Qatna Ṭābetu Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia...
which listed an expected trade path from Hazor to Mari and then on to Ekallatum. At the beginning of the early New Kingdom, Ahmose I started military...
& Durand: for the Old Babylonian kings, Subartu is neither Assur nor Ekallatum but the agglomeration of the little city-kingdoms. Samuel Alfred Browne...
Alashiya Amorite states Alalakh Amurru Andarig Apum First Babylon Third Ebla Ekallatum Emar Kurda Third Mari Mukish Palmyra Qatna Ṭābetu Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia...
Alashiya Amorite states Alalakh Amurru Andarig Apum First Babylon Third Ebla Ekallatum Emar Kurda Third Mari Mukish Palmyra Qatna Ṭābetu Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia...
conquered Assur and made it his religious capital (his primary capital being Ekallatum and later Shubat-Enlil). In this era, the Great Royal Palace was built...
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