CLCV 2906 Lecture 5: ANE topic 5 notes
30 Nov 2016
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Topic 5: the near east in the early second millennium -- the case for fragmentation of poleis. C. 2000 bc c. 1600 bc sees similar political structures throughout ane. Numerous states spread throughout land between the two seas. Local rules try to expand their borders. Collaboration among local kings to seize territory which is then apportioned (and which they then fall to fighting over) Image 2: map of ane isin (=ishan bahriyat) + louvre isin king list. Becomes part of cartel of surrounding kings. Asks an impossible task which he leverages to hegemony over. Declares self ruler of isin + region region. Harrison/ane topic 5 - 2: rules 33 years. Either 2019 bc 1986 bc or 1953 bc -1921 bc: name on surviving king list letters to other local and regional leaders know from scribal copies late. Destruction of ur = end of akkadians. Half way between source of euphrates and persian gulf.
