Book contents
- The Amorites and the Bronze Age Near East
- The Amorites and the Bronze Age Near East
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- One Introduction
- Two Communities at the Margins
- Three Beyond Pastoralism
- Four Mercenaries and Merchants
- Five Competition and Emulation
- Six Conclusion
- References
- Index
Four - Mercenaries and Merchants
Networks of Political and Economic Power, 2000–1800 BC
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 January 2021
- The Amorites and the Bronze Age Near East
- The Amorites and the Bronze Age Near East
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- One Introduction
- Two Communities at the Margins
- Three Beyond Pastoralism
- Four Mercenaries and Merchants
- Five Competition and Emulation
- Six Conclusion
- References
- Index
Summary
4. Mercenaries and Merchants: Networks of Political and Economic Power, 2000–1800 BC
The establishment of Amorite dynasties are documented from Mesopotamia to the Levant during the early second millennium BC. The increasing role of Amorites in mercantile endeavors, including the founding of new settlements, are illustrated, and this activity is placed in context with the contemporaneous evidence for the Old Assyrian merchant colony at Kanesh in Anatolia and the Asiatic enclave at Avaris in Egypt during the Middle Kingdom.
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- The Amorites and the Bronze Age Near EastThe Making of a Regional Identity, pp. 150 - 256Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020