Suhum, Sūḫu, or Suhi was an ancient geographic region around the middle course of the
Euphrates River, south of
Mari.
=History=
Its known history covers the period from the
Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000-1700/1600 BCE) to the
Iron Age
The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age ( Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age ( Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostl ...
(c. 1200-700 BCE).
Middle Bronze
During the
Bronze Age
The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...
, Suhum was divided into an Upper Suhum, with its capital in
Hanat, and a Lower Suhum with its capital in Jabliji. Several ancient letters place the
Sutean
The Suteans (Akkadian: ''Sutī’ū'', possibly from Amorite: ''Šetī’u'') were a Semitic people who lived throughout the Levant, Canaan and Mesopotamia during the Old Babylonian period. Unlike Amorites, they were not governed by a king. They ...
people as having lived in the region of Suhum.
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Iron Age
Neo-Babylonian period
In 616 BCE, Suhum subordinated themselves to the king of
Babylon,
Nabopolassar (ruled 626-605 BCE). Three years later, in 613 BCE, Suhum rebelled against him, which led Nabopolassar to send an expedition against Suhum.
References
;Citations
;Bibliography
* {{cite book, last1=Bryce, first1=Trevor, title=The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia, date=2013, publisher=Routledge, isbn=9781134159086, pp. 666-668
Historical regions
Populated places on the Euphrates River