Magan

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Magan was an ancient Bronze Age region, likely in present-day Oman or the surrounding Arabian Peninsula, known as a key maritime trading partner of the Indus Valley Civilization and Mesopotamia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bronze Age polity
ancient region
archaeologicallyLinkedTo Omani copper mining sites
Umm an-Nar culture NERFINISHED
associatedWith ancient copper mining
seafaring
chronologicalRange approximately 2600–1800 BCE
connectedBy Persian Gulf maritime routes NERFINISHED
documentedBy Royal inscriptions of Naram-Sin NERFINISHED
Royal inscriptions of Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED
engagedIn long-distance trade
exportedTo Indus Valley Civilization NERFINISHED
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
flourishedDuring 3rd millennium BCE
hasEconomicRole maritime intermediary between Mesopotamia and Indus Valley
supplier of raw materials
hasUncertainLocation true
importedFrom Indus Valley Civilization NERFINISHED
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
knownFor copper exports
diorite exports
maritime trade
knownFrom Akkadian inscriptions
Sumerian inscriptions
languageAttestedIn Akkadian NERFINISHED
Sumerian NERFINISHED
likelyExtendedInto United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED
likelyLocatedIn present-day Oman NERFINISHED
locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
mentionedIn Mesopotamian texts
neighboringRegion Dilmun NERFINISHED
Meluhha NERFINISHED
partOf Gulf Bronze Age cultural sphere NERFINISHED
ancient Near Eastern trade network
possiblyIdentifiedWith ancient Oman NERFINISHED
referredToAs land of Magan NERFINISHED
regionType coastal and hinterland trade zone
resourceType metals
stone
strategicFor control of Gulf trade routes
timePeriod Bronze Age
tradePartnerOf Akkad NERFINISHED
Indus Valley Civilization NERFINISHED
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
Sumer NERFINISHED

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Indus seals tradedTo Magan