For the city in Ghana, see
Suhum, Ghana. For the capital of Abkhazia, see
Sukhumi.
"Suhu" and "Suhi" redirect here. For the river in Romania, see
Suhu (river).
Suhum, Sūḫu, or Suhi[1] was an ancient geographic region around the middle course of the
Euphrates River, south of
Mari (modern-day Tell Hariri,
Syria).
History
Its known history covers the period from the
Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000-1700/1600 BCE) to the
Iron Age (c. 1200–700 BCE).[2]
Middle Bronze
During the
Bronze Age, Suhum was divided into an Upper Suhum, with its capital in
Hanat, and a Lower Suhum with its capital in Jabliji. Several ancient letters place the
Sutean people as having lived in the region of Suhum.[3]
Iron Age
Neo-Babylonian period
In 616 BCE, Suhum subordinated themselves to the king of
Babylon,
Nabopolassar (ruled 626-605 BCE). Three years later, in 613 BCE, Suhum rebelled against him, which led Nabopolassar to send an expedition against Suhum.
References
Citations
^Russell, H. F. (1985). "The Historical Geography of the Euphrates and Habur According to the Middle- and Neo-Assyrian Sources". Iraq. 47: 57–74.
doi:
10.2307/4200232.
JSTOR4200232.
^Heimpel, Wolfgang (2003). Letters to the King of Mari: A New Translation, with Historical Introduction, Notes, and Commentary. Eisenbrauns.
ISBN9781575060804. p.26
Bibliography
Bryce, Trevor (2013). The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia. Routledge.
ISBN9781134159086., pp. 666-668