Armani (kingdom)
Armani was an ancient kingdom mentioned by Sargon of Akkad.
Location
Syria: Armani was mentioned alongside Ibla in the geographical treaties of Sargon. This led some historians to identify Ibla with Syrian Ebla and Armani with Syrian Armi.[2]
Mesopotamia: Michael C. Astour refused to identify Armani with Armi, as
Adad-Nirari I of Assyria also mentions Armani as being located east of the Tigris and on the border between Assyria and Babylon.[3] Historians who disagree with the identification of Akkadian Armani with Syrian Armi place it (along with Akkadian Ibla) north of the Hamrin Mountains in northern Iraq.[4]
History
When the God Dagon determined the verdict to Naram-Sin, the mighty God delivered into his hands Rid-Adad, king of Armanum and Naram-Sin personally captured him in the middle of his palace gateway.
—Naram-Sin describing his capture of the king of Armanum.[5]
First mentioned as the land of Armani by Sargon. During the
Kassite periods, the land of Armani was mentioned as located east of the Tigris. King Shalmaneser III mentions his conquest of Halman, but the identification of Halman with Akkadian Armani (Arman) is dubious according to J.A. Brinkmann.[3]
References
- JSTOR 4171539.
- ISBN 9780931464997.
- ^ ISBN 978-88-7653-243-6.
- ISBN 9781575060606.
- ISBN 9781134520626.