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Eski Mezopotamya Ticaret Yolları

Year 2020, Volume: 3, 84 - 98, 06.10.2020
https://doi.org/10.38000/juhis.789051

Abstract

Güney Mezopotamya’da yaşayan Sumerlerin erken tarihlerde komşu ülkelerle ticarete geçmelerinin sebebi yaşadıkları coğrafyada toprak dışında bir malzemenin olmayışından kaynaklıdır. Sumerler resmi binaları tuğladan, özel evleri ise kerpiçten yaparlardı. Gerek tapınakları süslemek için gerekse silah hammaddesi olarak kalay, bakır, değerli taşlar, altın, gümüş vb. şeyleri komşu ülkelerden tedarik etme yolunu seçtiler. Bu maksatla kara yolundan Elam ülkesine, Anadolu ve Suriye limanlarına, Körfezden su yolu ile Dilmun (Bahreyn), Magan (Umman) ve Meluhha (İndus, günümüz Pakistan)a ulaşarak buralardan bahsettiğimiz değerli madenleri taşıdılar. Böylelikle Sumerler’den itibaren bu bölgenin ticari ilişkileri komşu ülkelerle devam etti. Sumerlerin, Akadların, Asurluların, Babillilerin hammadde ihtiyaçları bazen ticari ilişkilerle bazen de yapılan askeri seferler sonucu yağma ve haraç yoluyla sağlandı diyebiliriz.

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Ancient Mesopotamian Trade Routes

Year 2020, Volume: 3, 84 - 98, 06.10.2020
https://doi.org/10.38000/juhis.789051

Abstract

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.

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  • [7] Çeçen , Salih (1997) “Kaniš Kārumu’nun Diğer Kārum ve Wabartumlara KÙ.AN (amutum) ile İlgili Önemli Talimatları”, Belleten, C. LXI, (1997), S. 231, (219-232)
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  • [19] Roux , Georges (2005) , “Ur Mezarlığı’nın Büyük Gizemi İçinde Eski Yakındoğu” Sümer’den Kutsal Kitap’a, Cultura (Ankara: Dost Kitabevi,), ( 55-58)
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Hasan Ali Şahin 0000-0001-7391-7598

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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APA Şahin, H. A. (2020). Eski Mezopotamya Ticaret Yolları. Journal of Universal History Studies, 3(Prof. Dr. Mustafa Keskin Special Issue), 84-98. https://doi.org/10.38000/juhis.789051

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