Ebla | Syria's Most Formidable Early Bronze Age Kingdom

Scarcely more than 60 years ago early Bronze Age Syria was something of an enigma to archaeologists. Material was sparse, and what they did know came only from the records of the Sumerians to the south. The discovery of Ebla changed all of that, vastly improving our knowledge through extensive architectural remains, rich carvings, and a palace archive of some 5000 tablets. This video will cover the early history of the kingdom of Ebla, its rival Mari, and its eventual fall at the hands of Sargon of Akkad.
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Biga, Maria Giovanna. "War and Peace in the Kingdom of Ebla (24th Century BC) in the First Years of Vizier Ibbi-zikir under the Reign of the Last King Isha-damu." In ana turri gimilli, Fs W. Mayer, pp. 39-57. Sapienza Università di Roma, Sezione Vicino Orien, 2010.
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[@capt.bart.roberts4975]

An excellent resource, I'm very glad to have found. More than I ever wanted to know about The Bronze Age Cities of The Near East. Well presented and very easy to follow.

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Thank you. I'm glad it was useful to you.

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Never Heard of Ebla.

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East semitic language.