Subarian

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• HURRIAN — The term Hurrian denotes a language of the ancient Near East and the people who spoke it. The core area inhabited by Hurrian speaking people was the region of the upper Ñabur and Tigris Rivers, together with the piedmont beyond, extending into… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction  history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… …   Universalium

• Subartu — The land of Subar (Sumerian Su bir4/Subar/Šubur) or Subartu (Akkadian Šubartum/Subartum/ina Šú ba ri , Assyrian mât Šubarri ) was situated at the Tigris, north of Babylonia. The name also appears in the Amarna letters, and, in the form Šbr , in… …   Wikipedia