The Siege of Razama - An example of aggressive defence in Old-Babylonian times

This paper analyses the aggressive defence practised by the inhabitants of Razama during the siege of the city by an army led by Atamrum in 1765 BCE, as it is described in several Mari texts. Special attention is payed to the reconstruction of the defensive action described in ARM 14 104 + , a text...

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Published in:Altorientalische Forschungen
Main Author: Vidal, Jordi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:German
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Published: De Gruyter 2009
In: Altorientalische Forschungen
Year: 2009, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 365-371
Further subjects:B ARM 14 104+
B Razama
B Aggressive Defence
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Summary:This paper analyses the aggressive defence practised by the inhabitants of Razama during the siege of the city by an army led by Atamrum in 1765 BCE, as it is described in several Mari texts. Special attention is payed to the reconstruction of the defensive action described in ARM 14 104 + , a text which reflects the expertise of the Razameans in this kind of military action as well as the inability of the besiegers to counteract it.
ISSN:2196-6761
Contains:Enthalten in: Altorientalische Forschungen
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1524/aofo.2009.0023