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Amorite Babylonia

2000 BCE 1600 BCE
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  General Description  
The Amorites were a tribal group from the Levant area of Semitic descent. They migrated towards Mesopotamia and Amorite names can be seen in Mesopotamian literature throughout the 3rd millennium BCE. By the 2nd millennium BCE a number of Amorites had managed to gain control of Mesopotamian city-states in the power vacuum created by the collapse of the Ur III period. [1] Very early descriptions suggest they were nomadic, eating raw meat and "careless even of burying their dead", but at least part of the population settled into a sedentary lifestyle and took up the western Semetic language of Akkadian. The city and kingdom of Mari was an Amorite establishment. [2]
One problem encountered when considering the Amorites as a polity is that they are frequently identified by their Amorite name, but it cannot be certain whether this corresponds to an individual who is actually an Amorite or if Amorite names are in general use. For example, the Isin-Larsa period is considered a separate polity from the Old Babylonian, Amorite Dynasty, yet the kings of both cities used Amorite names and titles. [3]
The Babylonian king Sumu-la-el started to assert control over other towns in northern Babylonia and in the first few centuries of the 2nd Millennium Babylon became one of several city-states with a limited and fluctuating control over surrounding areas. This was the situation when Hammurabi came to the throne in 1792. By the end of his reign, he had conquered the whole of Babylon and briefly Assyria. He titled himself "King of the Four Quarters of the World" and "King of Sumer and Akkad" [4]

[1]: Goddeeris, A. 2002. Economy and Society in Northern Babylonia in the Early Old Babylonian Period (ca.2000-1800 BC). Leuven: Peeters Publishers. p.8

[2]: Oates, J. Babylon. Revised Edition. London: Thames and Hudson. p.55

[3]: Goddeeris, A. 2002. Economy and Society in Northern Babylonia in the Early Old Babylonian Period (ca.2000-1800 BC). Leuven: Peeters Publishers. p.8-9

[4]: Oates, J. Babylon. Revised Edition. London: Thames and Hudson. p.65-66

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Year Range Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1) was in:
 (1894 BCE 1596 BCE) Southern Mesopotamia
Home NGA: Southern Mesopotamia

General Variables
Identity and Location Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Utm Zone 38 S 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Original Name Old Babylonian 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Original Name Amorite Dynasty 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Capital Babylon 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Alternative Name 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Duration
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Political and Cultural Relations Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Supracultural Entity Mesopotamia 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Succeeding Entity Sealand 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Preceding Entity
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Degree of Centralization 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Degree of Centralization 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Language Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Linguistic Family West Semetic 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Language 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Language 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Religion Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Polity Territory 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Settlement Hierarchy 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Religious Level 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Administrative Level 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Professions Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Professional Soldier 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Law Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Judge 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Market 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Irrigation System 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Food Storage Site 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Drinking Water Supply System 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Port 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Canal 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Special-purpose Sites Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Information / Writing System Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Written Record 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Script 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Scientific Literature 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Religious Literature 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Information / Money Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Precious Metal 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Article 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Information / Postal System Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Courier 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Information / Measurement System Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Wooden Palisade 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Modern Fortification Absent 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Moat 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Fortified Camp Unknown Suspected 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Earth Rampart 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Ditch Unknown Suspected 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Complex Fortification Unknown Suspected 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Military use of Metals Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Bronze 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Projectiles Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Tension Siege Engine 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Self Bow 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Javelin 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Handheld Firearm 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Crossbow 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Composite Bow 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Handheld weapons Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Sword 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Spear 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Dagger 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Battle Axe 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Horse 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Armor Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Shield 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Helmet 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Naval technology Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain 2000 BCE  1600 BCE
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Human Sacrifice Amorite Babylonia (iq_babylonia_1)
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