Upper Mesopotamia is the name used for the uplands and great outwash plain of northwestern Iraq and northeastern Syria and southeastern Turkey, in the northern Middle East. This region (together with northeastern Iraq) is approximately correspondent with what was Assyria from the 25th century BC through to the mid-7th century AD. After the ArabIslamic conquest of the mid-7th century AD the region has been known by the traditional Arabic name of al-Jazira (Arabic: الجزيرة "the island"), also transliterated Djazirah, Djezirah, Jazirah, which derives from the earlier Syriac (Assyrian) variant Gazerṯo (ܓܙܪܬܐ).
The region extends south from the mountains of Anatolia, east from the hills on the left bank of the Euphrates river, west from the mountains on the right bank of the Tigris river and includes the Sinjar plain. It extends down the Tigris to Samarra and down the Euphrates to Hit. The Khabur River runs for over 400km across the plain, from Turkey in the north, feeding into the Euphrates.
Ancient Near East - Shamshi-Adad and the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia
From the fifth episode of our Ancient Near East Series, we focus on the Kingdom of Ekallatum and Mari, also known as the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia. Established by King Shamshi-Adad, he would share rule with his two sons. The eldest, Ishme-Dagan, ascended the throne at Ekallatum, the ancestral home, while the younger, Yasmah-Adad, was placed in Mari.
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Exploring the Roots of Mesopotamian Civilization: Tell Zeidan, Syria — Gil J. Stein
The Ubaid period (6th-5th millennia BC) saw the first establishment of towns and villages across Mesopotamia. This period provides the first evidence for the emergence of political leadership, economic differences between rich and poor, irrigation-based economies, dominating regional centers or towns, and the development of temples in these centers. In this lecture, Gil Stein discusses recent excavations at the Ubaid-period site of Tell Zeidan in Syria and the expansion of Ubaid culture across Mesopotamia.
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From the fifth episode of our Ancient Near East Series, we focus on the Kingdom of Ekallatum and Mari, also known as the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia. Establis...
From the fifth episode of our Ancient Near East Series, we focus on the Kingdom of Ekallatum and Mari, also known as the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia. Established by King Shamshi-Adad, he would share rule with his two sons. The eldest, Ishme-Dagan, ascended the throne at Ekallatum, the ancestral home, while the younger, Yasmah-Adad, was placed in Mari.
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Babylon by Joan Oates (1986)
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From the fifth episode of our Ancient Near East Series, we focus on the Kingdom of Ekallatum and Mari, also known as the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia. Established by King Shamshi-Adad, he would share rule with his two sons. The eldest, Ishme-Dagan, ascended the throne at Ekallatum, the ancestral home, while the younger, Yasmah-Adad, was placed in Mari.
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Great Courses - Between the Rivers by Professor Alexis Castor (2006)
World History Encyclopedia - https://www.worldhistory.org
The Sumerians by Samuel Kramer (1963)
A History of the Ancient Near East by Marc Van De Mieroop (2006)
Babylon by Joan Oates (1986)
Gateway of the Gods by Anton Gill (2010)
The Hittites by J. G. MacQueen (1996)
The Sea Peoples by N.K. Sandars (1978)
Myths From Mesopotamia by Stephanie Dalley (2009)
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The Ubaid period (6th-5th millennia BC) saw the first establishment of towns and villages across Mesopotamia. This period provides the first evidence for the em...
The Ubaid period (6th-5th millennia BC) saw the first establishment of towns and villages across Mesopotamia. This period provides the first evidence for the emergence of political leadership, economic differences between rich and poor, irrigation-based economies, dominating regional centers or towns, and the development of temples in these centers. In this lecture, Gil Stein discusses recent excavations at the Ubaid-period site of Tell Zeidan in Syria and the expansion of Ubaid culture across Mesopotamia.
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The Ubaid period (6th-5th millennia BC) saw the first establishment of towns and villages across Mesopotamia. This period provides the first evidence for the emergence of political leadership, economic differences between rich and poor, irrigation-based economies, dominating regional centers or towns, and the development of temples in these centers. In this lecture, Gil Stein discusses recent excavations at the Ubaid-period site of Tell Zeidan in Syria and the expansion of Ubaid culture across Mesopotamia.
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From the fifth episode of our Ancient Near East Series, we focus on the Kingdom of Ekallatum and Mari, also known as the Kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia. Established by King Shamshi-Adad, he would share rule with his two sons. The eldest, Ishme-Dagan, ascended the throne at Ekallatum, the ancestral home, while the younger, Yasmah-Adad, was placed in Mari.
See further at:
👉 https://www.dwworldhistory.com/post/shamshi-adad-the-kingdom-of-upper-mesopotamia
Support this project at Patreon and gain access to the complete video series! You can also find maps, podcasts, episode outlines, and more!
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Narrative Sources for this Series:
Great Courses - Between the Rivers by Professor Alexis Castor (2006)
World History Encyclopedia - https://www.worldhistory.org
The Sumerians by Samuel Kramer (1963)
A History of the Ancient Near East by Marc Van De Mieroop (2006)
Babylon by Joan Oates (1986)
Gateway of the Gods by Anton Gill (2010)
The Hittites by J. G. MacQueen (1996)
The Sea Peoples by N.K. Sandars (1978)
Myths From Mesopotamia by Stephanie Dalley (2009)
#DWWorldHistory #AncientNearEast
The Ubaid period (6th-5th millennia BC) saw the first establishment of towns and villages across Mesopotamia. This period provides the first evidence for the emergence of political leadership, economic differences between rich and poor, irrigation-based economies, dominating regional centers or towns, and the development of temples in these centers. In this lecture, Gil Stein discusses recent excavations at the Ubaid-period site of Tell Zeidan in Syria and the expansion of Ubaid culture across Mesopotamia.
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Upper Mesopotamia is the name used for the uplands and great outwash plain of northwestern Iraq and northeastern Syria and southeastern Turkey, in the northern Middle East. This region (together with northeastern Iraq) is approximately correspondent with what was Assyria from the 25th century BC through to the mid-7th century AD. After the ArabIslamic conquest of the mid-7th century AD the region has been known by the traditional Arabic name of al-Jazira (Arabic: الجزيرة "the island"), also transliterated Djazirah, Djezirah, Jazirah, which derives from the earlier Syriac (Assyrian) variant Gazerṯo (ܓܙܪܬܐ).
The region extends south from the mountains of Anatolia, east from the hills on the left bank of the Euphrates river, west from the mountains on the right bank of the Tigris river and includes the Sinjar plain. It extends down the Tigris to Samarra and down the Euphrates to Hit. The Khabur River runs for over 400km across the plain, from Turkey in the north, feeding into the Euphrates.
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