Abarsal

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Abarsal was a city-state of Mesopotamia in the area of the Euphrates. The city was contested by the greater powers of Mari and Ebla in the Early Bronze Age. Its location is unknown.

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Location

The site of Tell Chuera has been suggested. [1] In the area north of Carchemish and at the site of Til Barsip have also been proposed. [2] [3] More recently Tall Bazi has been suggested. [4]

History

Very little is known of the history of the town. [5]

Early Bronze IIIB

Around 2420 BC, Iblul-Il was called King of Mari Abarsal.[ citation needed ] Vizier of Ebla Ibrium (24th-century BC) campaigned against the city of Abarsal during the time of vizier Arrukum. [6] [7]

Early Bronze IVA

The Treaty between Ebla and Abarsal has been discovered in Ebla archives.

References

  1. ↑ Archi, Alfonso, "Wars at the Time of Irkab-damu, King of Ebla", Studia Eblaitica 5, pp. 1-13, 2019
  2. ↑ Catagnoti, A. and Bonechi, M., "‘Ha‑zu/ su‑wa‑an’ nei testi di Ebla", Nabu, pp. 23‑24, 1990
  3. ↑ Astour, Michael C., "A Reconstruction of the History of Ebla (Part 2)", Eblaitica: Essays on the Ebla Archives and Eblaite Language, Volume 4, edited by Cyrus H. Gordon and Gary A. Rendsburg, University Park, USA: Penn State University Press, pp. 57-196, 2002
  4. ↑ Winters, R.D., "Negotiating Exchange: Ebla and the International System of the Early Bronze Age", PhD Thesis, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 2018
  5. ↑ Textos para un Historia política de Siria-Palestina, per Joan Oliva.
  6. ↑ Joan Aruz, Ronald Wallenfels (2003). Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. p. 462.
  7. ↑ Mario Liverani (2013). The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy. p. 119.

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