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Kurda

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Kurda, was an ancient city-state and kingdom located in Northern Mesopotamia.[1] It is first mentioned by the Akkadian king Naram Sin in 23rd century BCE in his military campaigns beyond the Tigris River in the land of Subarians.[2][3] Various Archives of Mari around 18th century BCE mention Kurda as an independent Kingdom, sometimes in alliance with Babylon and sometimes allied with Mari.[4][5] Kurda is also mentioned in the Tell Fekheriye tablets of the Assyrian kings Šalmaneser I (1263–1234 BC) and Tukulti-Ninurta I (1233–1198 BC), as one of the conquered city-states in the Mitnnian Empire.[6]

 

Contents

• 1 Location
• 2 Population and history
  • 2.1 Rulers
• 3 See also
• 4 References
  • 4.1 Citations

 

Location

 

At its height the kingdom might have stretched from the Upper Khabur basin in what is today north-eastern Syria, to the steppes of Sinjar mountain, modern north-western Iraq.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13] The capital city's location is debated; it was either located to south of Sinjar mountain, or along the Khabur river.[8]

 

Population and history

Political situation in 1764 BC

 

The city was the Amorite Numha tribe's center,[14][15] it controlled a small area and included the nearby city of Kasapa.[16] The east Semitic deity Nergal was Kurda's chief god.[17][18]

In the 18th century BC, Kurda was involved in a military dispute with the neighboring kingdom of Andarig, which ended in peace.[19] However, Kurda was later subdued by Andarig and its master, the king of Elam.[20] The kingdom tried switching its loyalty to Babylon but was stopped by the Elamites who were defeated by a Babylonian-Mariote alliance in 1764 BC,[20] giving Kurda the chance to form an alliance with the kingdom of Apum to face Andarig.[21] Kurda annexed the city of Ashihum,[22] then became a vassal of Babylon,[23] and ended its relation with Mari in response to the latter role in supporting Andarig.[24]

 

Rulers

Simah-ilane
Bunu-Estar
Hammurabi	Middle 18th century BC
Ashtamar-Adad

King Reigned

 

See also

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• Amorite language
• Babylon
• Assyria

 

References