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Dilmun

Dilmun, or Telmun, (Sumerian: , later 𒉌𒌇(𒆠), NI.TUKki = dilmunki; Arabic: دلمون) was an ancient East Semitic–speaking civilization in Eastern Arabia mentioned from the 3rd millennium BC onwards, covering the transition from Prehistoric Arabia into the historic period. Based on contextual evidence, it was located in the Persian Gulf, on a trade route…

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Location
Eastern Arabia
Abandoned
c. 538 BC
Built
c. late 4th millennium BC
Part of
Eastern Arabia
Periods
Bronze Age
Region
Northern Governorate

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related to Dilmun under foreign rule · 37
Dilmun → After, Akkadian, Akkadian-speaking Mesopotamian Sealand, Arabia, Assyria, Assyrian, Babylon, Babylonian Kassite, Bahrain, Bahraini, BC, Burna-Buriash II, Ea-gamil, Enlil-kidinni, Following, From, Hellenistic, Ilī-ippašra, Kassite, King
related to Kingdom of Dilmun · 29
Dilmun → Akarum, Akkadian-language, Amorite, Amoritic, Another, Around, Bahrain, BC, Contacts, Durand Stone, Failaka, From, Inzak, Isin, King Yagli-El, La, Levant, Many, Mari, Mesopotamian
related to Location · 26
Dilmun → Arab, Arabic, Arvand Rud, Basra, Dilmun's, Dilmunite, Euphrates, February, Geoffrey Bibby, Howard-Carter's, In, Iraq, March, Nussi, Peter Glob, Qurnah, Ramadh, Saudi Arabia, Shatt, Sumer
related to history · 19
Dilmun → Achaemenid Empire, At, BC, China, Conquered, In, Inanna, Indus Valley, It, Mediterranean, Mesopotamia, Middle Assyrian Empire, Neo-Assyrian Empire, Neo-Babylonian Empire, Persian Gulf, Sumerian, The, The Dilmun, Uruk
related to Garden of Eden theory · 16
Dilmun → Arabian Peninsula, Batin, Bible's Gihon, Eden, Euphrates Rivers, Garden, In, Iran, Karun, Kuwait, Landsat, Persian Gulf, Pishon River, Scholar Juris Zarins, Tigris, Wadi
related to Known rulers · 15
Dilmun → BC, Burnaburiash II, Hundaru, Hundaru II, Ilī-ippašra, Kurigalzu II, Only, Operi, Qena, Rimun, RimunSumu-lěl, Uballissu-Marduk, Usiananuri, Yagli-El, Ziusudra
related to Mythology · 15
Dilmun → Aratta, Enmerkar, Enmerkar's, Eridu, Eridu Genesis, In, Land, Living, Lord, Mount Dilmun, Sumerian, Thorkild Jacobsen's, Uruk, Utnapishtim, Ziusudra
related to External links · 13
Dilmun → Bahrein, Dilmun Calendar Theory Backed, DilmunDilmun Site Al-Khidr, DilmunLost, Failaka Island, Gulf, Gulf Daily News, Indus Valley, July, KuwaitGreek, Mesopotamian, National Museum's, State
related to People and language · 13
Dilmun → Akkadian, Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Central Semitic, Dilmun's, East Semitic, Eblaites, However, Inzak, Mesopotamia, Panipa, The
see also · 7
Dilmun → Aviation ME, Bahrain National MuseumDHL International, BahrainHistory, Burial MoundsGerrhaGilgameshHistory, KuwaitIndus, Mesopotamia, National MuseumOdeh SpringUruk

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bc mesopotamia sumerian gulf persian citation trade known needed found mentioned trading inscriptions millennium arabia king period ancient eastern bahrain

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DilmunAbandonedc. 538 BC1.00infobox
DilmunBuiltc. late 4th millennium BC1.00infobox
DilmunLocationEastern Arabia1.00infobox
DilmunPart ofEastern Arabia1.00infobox
DilmunPeriodsBronze Age1.00infobox
DilmunRegionNorthern Governorate1.00infobox
DilmunTypeAncient1.00infobox
the Indus Valleyinstance ofwith maritime trade between diverse regions0.80text
Mesopotamia in its early stageinstance ofwith maritime trade between diverse regions0.80text
later between Chinainstance ofwith maritime trade between diverse regions0.80text
the Mediterraneaninstance ofwith maritime trade between diverse regions0.80text
Persiainstance ofThe merchants of Ur would send ships to Dilmun loaded with crops from Mesopotamia and foreign markets0.80text

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