Šubat– Enlil City in the Records of Royal Mary

Section: Research Paper
Published
Jun 24, 2025
Pages
422-439

Abstract

he present study aims at shedding light on ubat Enlil city by reviewing the records of Royal Mary. This city had played a significant role during the old Assyrian periods around (2000-1521) B.C.At that time it was recognized as capital by the Assyrian king Shamsh-Adad I and lasted for about thirty-two years 1814-1782 B.C. In the city the king had been receiving kings, ambassadors, and emissaries...etc.Similarly , he contracted many pacts in the city and launched many military campaigns. Thus the city had been marked out as a political and economical center. Moreover , the Assyrian influence expanded a lot during the second mellinuim B.C. however , the role of this city got deterioted after the death of its king which led to a political void. This encouraged their enemies to contract a counter alliances against it. Its political and economical role began to fanish away , and it is hardly mentioned in the historical records

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Z. AL-Hadidi, A., & أحمد. (2025). Šubat– Enlil City in the Records of Royal Mary. Adab Al-Rafidayn, 40(58), 422–439. https://doi.org/10.33899/radab.2010.30475