Eshnunna

LC control no.	n 87892074
Geographic heading	Eshnunna *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Geographic subdivision usage	Iraq--Eshnunna
Found in	Yaron, R. The laws of Eshnunna, 1988: CIP t.p. (Eshnunna) Yaron, R. The laws of Eshnunna, 1969: p. 1 (Eshnunna gained a position of political importance after the downfall of the 3rd dynasty of Ur. The city of Eshnunna (the present Tell Asmar) is situated to the east of the Tigris, on the bank of its tributary, the Diyala. The kingdom occupied an important strategic position between Assyria, Babylon, Isin and Larsa, and finally Elam) Ency. Brit., 1982 (Eshnunna, an ancient city marked by a mound, the modern Tell Asmar, lying in the Diyala river valley about 20 mi. N.E. of Baghdad in Iraq. The city expanded throughout the Early Dynastic Period and during its later years (c. 2400 B.C.) Following the collapse of Ur, Eshnunna became independent as one of several contending principalities ... lost control of the lower Diyala ... was reduced to a city-state. The city was defeated by Hammurabi, King of Babylonia) Ency. Americana, 1975 (Eshnunna was an ancient Mesopotamian city, the excavation site of which is Tell Asmar, Iraq. Founded about 3500 B.C. Little is known of its early history, except that around 2000 B.C. it was subservient to Sumer & its capital) Wikipedia, Apr. 7, 2006 (Eshnunna is the transliteration of the ancient name of a Sumerian city and city-state in lower Mesopotamia. Although situated in the Diyala Valley north-east of Sumeria proper, the city nonetheless belonged securely within the Sumerian cultural millieu)
Not found in	Collier Ency., 1973.
Geographic area code	a-iq---