Eshnunna
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Eshnunna was an important ancient Mesopotamian city-state in the Diyala River region, known for its early legal code and strategic role in Old Babylonian politics and trade.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eshnunna (at certain periods) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Mesopotamian city-state
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalImportance | key site for study of early Mesopotamian law and administration ⓘ |
| artStyle | Early Dynastic and Old Babylonian Mesopotamian art ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | contemporary with early Old Babylonian kingdoms ⓘ |
| culture | Mesopotamian ⓘ |
| earlierLanguageInfluence | Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | archaeologists in the 20th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | kings of Eshnunna ⓘ |
| hasArtifacts |
administrative documents
ⓘ
inscribed tablets ⓘ legal texts ⓘ statuettes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Old Babylonian period political role
ⓘ
early legal code ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ |
| legalCodeInfluence | part of Mesopotamian legal tradition ⓘ |
| legalText | Laws of Eshnunna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTextDateApprox | early second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| legalTextLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| legalTextScript | cuneiform ⓘ |
| legalTextType | law code ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Diyala River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDeities |
Tishpak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Mesopotamian gods ⓘ |
| majorSite | Tell Asmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
Old Babylonian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early second millennium BCE ⓘ |
| politicalRelations |
Babylon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larsa NERFINISHED ⓘ Mari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | regional power in Old Babylonian politics ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Diyala Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian polytheism ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of trade routes in Diyala region
ⓘ
intermediary between Mesopotamia and Iranian plateau ⓘ |
| tradeConnections |
Babylonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elam NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanFeature |
city walls
ⓘ
palaces ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.