Mesopotamia Mesopotamia Al-Jazira ( Arabic, الجزيرة) is the traditional Arabic name for the region of northeastern modern-day Syria and northwestern modern-day Iraq. It covers northern Mesopotamia, extending from the Euphrates to the Tigris. Its major settlements are Mosul, Dayr az Zawr, Ar Raqqah, Al Hasakah and Qamishli. Al-Jazira is characterised as a riparian plain, quite distinct from the Syrian Desert and lower-lying central Mesopotamia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Al-Jazira, Mesopotamia"
Assyro-Babylonian Mythology is the collective name given to Sumerian, Akkadian, and Assyrian, and Babylonian mythologies from the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern Iraq. ...more on Wikipedia about "Assyro-Babylonian mythology"
Belshazzar (or Baltasar; Akkadian Bel-sarra-usur) was a prince of Babylon, the son of Nabonidus, the last king of Babylon. In the Book of Daniel (chapters 5 and 8) of the Jewish Tanakh or Christian Old Testament, Belshazzar is the King of Babylon before the advent of the Medes and Persians. ...more on Wikipedia about "Belshazzar"
Beth Nahrain ( Syriac: ܒܝܬ ܢܗܪܝܢ; "the house/land of the rivers") is the Neo- Aramaic name for Mesopotamia (a Greek word which means "the land between the rivers"). It refers to the rivers Frot ( Euphrates) and Deqlath ( Tigris), in and around the modern-day countries of Turkey, Syria and Iraq. Unlike the Greek name, the Neo-Aramaic name loosely describes the area of the rivers, not between. This larger area roughly encompasses Iraq, Syria, southeast Turkey, Lebanon, western Iran and northern Jordan. The indigenous inhabitants of Beth Nahrain are the Syriacs (who are also known as Arameans, Assyrians, and Chaldeans, among other names), all of whom speak Syriac. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beth Nahrain"
Borsippa was an important ancient city of Mesopotamia ( Iraq), built on both sides of a lake about eleven km (7.5 miles) southwest of Babylon, on the west bank of the Euphrates. The site of Borsippa is now called Birs Nimrud, identifying the site with Nimrod, and the ziggurat, the "Tongue Tower," today one of the most vividly identifiable surviving ziggurats, is misidentified in the Talmud and Arab culture with the Tower of Babel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Borsippa"
The bull man is a demon from Mesopotamian mythology. He is a human above the waist and a bull below the waist. He also has the horns and the ears of a bull. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bull man"
The Burney Relief is an early 2nd millennium BC (ca. 1950 BC) Mesopotamian terracotta relief (alternately said to be " Sumerian" or " Assyrian") of a winged goddess-figure with eagle's talons, flanked by owls and perched upon supine lions. It is in the British museum London, England. The goddess has been identified with the Sumerian Kisikil-lilla-ke of the Gilgamesh epos, and, somewhat optimistically, with 7th century BC Babylonian Lilitu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Burney Relief"
Carchemish (pr. kArkemish or karkEmish; called Europus by the Romans) was an important ancient city of the Mitanni and Hittite empires, now on the frontier between Turkey and Syria. It was the location of an important battle between the Babylonians and Egyptians, mentioned in the Bible. The city is said to be known locally as Jarablos (also Jarâblos) ** , linking it to the Biblical city of Jerablus; a corrupted form on the name is Djerabis. ...more on Wikipedia about "Carchemish"
Chaldean can refer to an ancient people of lower Mesopotamia and their culture, or a contemporary Christian people living mostly in Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, as well as a relativley widespread diaspora concentrated in the western world. Chaldean today are a religious denomination which has nothing to do with the ancient Chaldeans. Chaldeans are ethnically Assyrian. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chaldean"
Chaldeans (Assyro-Chaldeans, Chaldo-Assyrians, ܟܠܕܘܐܫܘܪܝܐ in Syriac) are a Syriac-speaking Semitic people currently living in northern Iraq, southeastern Turkey, northwestern Iran, and in diaspora. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chaldeans"
Characene was a kingdom within the Parthian empire at the Persian Gulf. Its capital was Charax Spasinou. The city was an important port in the trade from Mesopotamia to India. ...more on Wikipedia about "Characene"
The Chronology of the Ancient Near East deals with the notoriously difficult task of assigning dates to various events, rulers and dynasties of the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chronology of the Ancient Near East"
The Cuneiform script is one of the earliest known forms of written expression. Created by the Sumerians in the late 4th millennium BC, cuneiform writing began as a system of pictographs. Over time, the pictorial representations became simplified and more abstract. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cuneiform script"
Dilmun (sometimes transliterated Telmun) is associated with ancient sites on the islands of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf. Because of its location along the sea trade routes linking Mesopotamia with the Indus Valley Civilization, Dilmun developed in the Bronze Age, from ca. 3000 BC, into one of the greatest entrepôts of trade of the ancient world. ...more on Wikipedia about "Dilmun" The article you are reading is from shortopedia shortopedia
Elam ( Persian: ایلام) is one of the first civilizations on record based in the far west and southwest of modern day Iran (in the Ilam Province and the lowlands of Khuzestan). It lasted from around 2700 BC to 539 BC, coming after what is known as the Proto-Elamite period, which began around 3200 BC when Susa, the later capital of the Elamites began to receive influence from the cultures of the Iranian plateau to the east. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elam"
The Euphrates (the traditional Greek name for the river, Arabic: الفرات; Al-Furat, Old Persian: Ufrat, Syriac: ܦܪܘܬ/ܦܪܬ; Prâth/Frot, Turkish: Fırat, Assyrian Akkadian: Pu-rat-tu, Hebrew: פְּרָת) is the westernmost of the two great rivers that define Mesopotamia ( Beth Nahrain in Syriac), the other being the Tigris. The form Euphrates may originate from Old Persian and Avestan (Old-Iranian) huperethuua "good to cross over," from hu- "good" + peretu- "ford," ** but the Sumerian ruler Gudea called the river buranun in a Sumerian language inscription about 1600 years before Indo-European Old Persian speakers conquered Mesopotamia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Euphrates"
Gudea was a ruler (ensi) of the city of Lagash in Southern Mesopotamia who ruled ca. 2144 - 2124 BC. He probably did not come from the city, but had married Ninalla, daughter of the ruler Urbaba ( 2164 - 2144 BC) of Lagash, thus gaining entrance to the royal house of Lagash. He was succeeded by his son Ur-Ningirsu. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gudea"
Hindu kingdoms in West Asia in the second millennium BC included the Mitanni of Syria, the Kassites of Mesopotamia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hindu kingdoms in West Asia"
Iagitlim was king of Mari, Syria during the 19th century BC. He was probably of Amorite origin. Little is known about his reign except that he come in conflict with his neigbhour Ila-kabkabu after the two first had been allies. Iagitlim was succeeded by his son Iakhdunlim. ...more on Wikipedia about "Iagitlim"
Iakhdunlim was king of Mari in Upper Mesopotamia during the 19th century BC. Of Amorite origin, he became king after the death of his father Iagitlim. Iakhdunlim built Mari up to become one of the major powers of the region. He led a successful campaign to the coast of the Mediterranean. His kingdom was threatned by incursions from various nomad tribes, such as the Canaanites, but he was able to subjugate them and force them to pay tribute. After having established internal peace, he built a temple to the god Shamash. ...more on Wikipedia about "Iakhdunlim"
Ila-kabkabu was a local king in Upper Mesopotamia during the late 19th century BC. His ancestors were probably Semitic nomads. He was at one point allied with the neighbouring king Iagitlim of Mari, but this alliance later fell apart and they came into open conflict. Ila-kabkabu was the father of the famous Shamshi-Adad I, who later carved out a large empire in the area. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ila-kabkabu" Tell your opinion about http://www.shortopedia.com
The Khabur River ( Arabic: نهر الخابور; also transliterated as Habor River or Habur River) is a river that begins in southeastern Turkey and flows south to Syria, where it is joined by the Jaghjagh River and eventually empties into the Euphrates River. The river, with its several branches, is not a major water course, and during most of the year is represented by wadis (dry riverbeds). ...more on Wikipedia about "Khabur River"
This is a List of rulers of Elam from earliest times to the Persian Empire. All dates are middle chronology. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of rulers of Elam"
Mari was an ancient city in Syria situated at the modern locality of Tell Hariri, on the western bank of Euphrates river. It is thought to have been inhabited since the 5th millennium BCE, although it flourished from 2900 BCE until 1759 BCE, when it was sacked by Hammurabi. Abraham is thought to have passed through Mari on his way from Ur to Harran. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mari, Syria"
Meluhha refers to one of ancient Sumer's prominent trading partners, but precisely which one remains an open question. The word can be found in many Sumerian and Akkadian texts. ...more on Wikipedia about "Meluhha"
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