Achlameans
The Achlameans ( cuneiform Achlamu , Aḫlamū) were semi-nomads. Their habitat was west of the Euphrates , between the mouth of the Habur and Tadmur ( Palmyra ).
They are mentioned in Assyrian sources since Rim-Anum (18th century BC) and in texts from Mari . In part, these Ahlamû certainly refer to the Amurites . One of the sub-tribes of the Ahlamû were the Aramu ( Arameans ). They often performed together with the Suteans (Sutû). Under Burna-buriaš II , raids by the Ahlamu are also documented in the Persian Gulf. Horst Klengel considers that these could have disrupted or interrupted the trade with Dilmun .
From 10th to 8th centuries BC Chr. The Aḫlamū often come as an opponent of Assyrians in inscriptions Assyrian kings before ( Ashur-dan I. , Adad-nirari II. , Tukulti-Ninurta II. , Tiglathpileser III. ) Prior. Sulmanu-ašared I mentions the Ahlamu as allies of the Hittites. The Ahlamû were not only robbers, but were also used as drovers and caravan drivers. They lived in tents, under the jurisdiction of a sheikh, rab zārāti , lord of the tent camp. In Kassite Nippur they served by disclosure of rations lists as security guards. Some had Kassite or Babylonian names.
literature
- Helmut Freydank among others: Lexicon Alter Orient. Egypt, India, China, the Middle East. License issue. VMA-Verlag, Wiesbaden 1997, ISBN 3-928127-40-3 , p. 11.