Old Assyrian trade network
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The Old Assyrian trade network was an extensive Middle Bronze Age commercial system centered on Assur that linked Mesopotamia with Anatolian cities through long-distance caravan trade in textiles, tin, and other goods.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Assyrian trade network | 1 |
| Old Assyrian trading colonies | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age trade system
ⓘ
historical trade network ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Assur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateEndCenturyBCE | 18th century BCE ⓘ |
| approximateStartCenturyBCE | 20th century BCE ⓘ |
| centeredIn | Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredOn | Assur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Old Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentation |
Old Assyrian contracts
ⓘ
Old Assyrian letters ⓘ cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| economicRole |
long-distance trade
ⓘ
redistribution of metals ⓘ textile export system ⓘ |
| exportedFrom | Assur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importedTo | Anatolian cities ⓘ |
| involvedPolity |
Anatolian city-states
ⓘ
Assur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyNode |
Burushattum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hattusa NERFINISHED ⓘ Kanesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Kültepe NERFINISHED ⓘ Wahshushana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Old Assyrian Akkadian ⓘ |
| legalFramework | Old Assyrian commercial law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedRegion |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCommodity |
copper
ⓘ
finished textiles ⓘ gold ⓘ lapis lazuli ⓘ silver ⓘ textiles ⓘ tin ⓘ wool ⓘ |
| politicalContext | city-state of Assur ⓘ |
| primaryTransport | donkey caravans ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
banditry
ⓘ
taxation by local rulers ⓘ |
| socialFeature |
family-based merchant firms
ⓘ
profit-sharing partnerships ⓘ use of credit and loans ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Assyrian merchant colonies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
karum system ⓘ wabartum stations ⓘ |
| taxationForm |
customs duties on goods
ⓘ
tolls on caravans ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeRouteType | overland caravan route ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Old Assyrian cuneiform NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old Assyrian trading colonies
this entity surface form:
Assyrian trade network