Laqe

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Laqe was an Iron Age state on the middle Euphrates or lower Chabur . At the time of Adad-nirari II , Laqe was an alliance of several Aramaic city-states at the mouth of the Chabur , to which Bit Halupe belonged. Lipinski interprets Laqe as amphictyony .

expansion

Under Tukulti-Ninurta II , Laqe extended from Aqarbani north of Hindanu to Suri am Chabur.

history

Hamatajja of Suri submitted to the Assyrians and was appointed governor. However, this obviously did not find approval in the city. In 883 the residents of Suri deposed Hamatajja and appointed Ahi-jababa, the "son of a no-man", that is, someone whose father was not a ruler, from Bit Adini as king. Assurnasirpal, who was in Katmuḫḫi at the time, reacted immediately, marched against Suri and reinstated an Assyrian governor. However, the city was not destroyed, presumably it had submitted in time. Assur-naṣir-apli captured from the ruler of Laqe his chariot , his horses that go under the yoke, the armor ( ḫallupti ) of the army (ERÍN.MEŠ) and horses (ANŠE.KUR.RA-MEŠ) as well as bridles ( RIMA 2, 214, 22).

Under Adad-nīrārī III. was the powerful Nergal-ereš ( d IGI.DU) governor of Rasappa, Sirqu, Laqe, Hindanu , Anat and Suhi .

Cities

  • Arbate under Harranu (Tukulti-Ninurta II.)
  • Aqarbani under Muhadda (Tukulti-Ninurta II.)
  • As [X] urih under Baratara by Bit-Halupe (Adad-nerari II.)
  • Kipina
  • Sirqu under Mudadda (Adad-nerari II)
  • Supri under Hamatajja (Tukulti-Ninurta II.)
  • Sirqu under Mudadda (Tukulti-Ninurta II.)
  • Suri under Hamatajja (Tukulti-Ninurta II.) And Ahi-jababa from Bit Adini (Assur-nasirpal II.).

literature

  • G. Bucellati 1990, From Khana to Laqe: The End of Syro-Mesopotamia. In: O. Tunca (ed.), De la Babylonie à la Syrie en passant par Mari (J.-R. Kupper Festschrift). Liège: Université de Liège, 229–253.
  • HF Russell 1985, The historical geography of the Euphrates and Habur according to the Middle- and Neo-Assyrian sources. Iraq 47, 1985, 57-74.
  • Hayim Tadmor, The historical inscriptions of Adad-Nirari III. Iraq 35/2, 1973, 141-150.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Edward Lipinski, The Aramaeans: Their Ancient History, Culture, Religion. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 100 (Leuven: Peeters 2000).