The reason why the Sumerians living in Southern Mesopotamia started to trade with neighboring countries in the early years is due to the lack of any material other than the land in the geography they live in. Sumerians used to build official buildings from brick and private houses from adobe. Tin, copper, precious stones, gold, silver, etc. are used both to decorate temples and as weapon raw materials. They chose to procure things from neighboring countries. For this purpose, they reached Elam country, Anatolian and Syrian ports from the land route, Dilmun (Bahrain), Magan (Oman) and Meluhha (Indus, present day Pakistan) by water from the Gulf and carried the precious mines we mentioned here. Thus, the commercial relations of this region continued with neighboring countries since the Sumerians. We can say that it was obtained sometimes through trade relations and sometimes through pillage and extortion as a result of military expeditions. We can say that the raw material needs of the Sumerians, Akkads, Assyrians and Babylonians were met sometimes through trade relations and sometimes through pillage and tribute as a result of military expeditions.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | October 6, 2020 |
Submission Date | September 1, 2020 |
Acceptance Date | September 22, 2020 |
Published in Issue | Year 2020 Volume: 3 |
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