The Early Amorites of Mesopotamia (2600-1800 BC) | Supplemental Podcast #8

Some of you wanted to know a bit more about the Amorites and they're arrival into Mesopotamia, so I thought I'd do a quick podcast on it.  This program will take a look at early references to Amorites in Sumerian, Elbaite and Akkadian documents.  

Contents:

00:00 Introduction
01:30 Who were the Amorites?
05:20 Earliest mention of Amorites in Sumerian texts
06:26 Amorites in texts from Ebla and other cities
12:25 Amorites and the fall of Ur
16:52 Letter of Ushashum the Amorite to Bilalama of Eshnunna
20:16 Thank you and patrons

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