Tell Chuera
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Originally occupied during the 4th millennium, Tell Chuera became a major polity in the 3rd millennium during the Early Dynastic period. It was located in Syria.
Establishment
January 2899 BC: Originally occupied during the 4th millennium, Tell Chuera became a major site in the 3rd millennium during the Early Dynastic period.
Chronology
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Was the military compaign against Ur of Lugal-Anne-Mundu, king of the city-state of Adab in Sumer.
January 2499 BC: Lugal-Anne-Mundu (king of the city-state of Adab in Sumer) subjugated the "Four Quarters of the world" (the entire Fertile Crescent region, from the Mediterranean to the Zagros Mountains). His empire is said to have included the provinces of Elam, Marhashi, Gutium, Subartu, the "Cedar Mountain land" (Lebanon), Amurru or Martu, "Sutium" and the "Mountain of E-anna".
January 2459 BC: Following the death of Adab King Lugal-Anne-Mundu, his Empire collapsed and most of the subjected cities regained their independence.
Disestablishment
January 2349 BC: Tell Chuera reached its peak around 2350 BC and was then abandoned for reasons as yet unknown.
Selected Sources
New York Times Encyclopedic Almanac, New York Times, Book & Educational Division., 1970, p. 564
RIME 1.01.08.01 composite (P450160). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Retrieved on 29 March 2024 on https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/search?layout=full&id=P450160
Schwartz, G. M.(1985): "The Ninevite V Period and Current Research", Paléorient, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 53-70
