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Meluhha
Sign in to save' or ' ( ) is the Sumerian name of a prominent trading partner of Sumer during the Middle Bronze Age. Its identification remains an open question, but most scholars associate it with the Indus Valley Civilisation.
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- 2350-00-00
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- 2000-00-00
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16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Trade with Sumer
- Inscriptions
- "Meluhha dog"
- Meluhhan trading colony in Sumer
- Artifacts
- Animal figurines
- Maritime materials trade
- Conflict with the Akkadians and Neo-Sumerians
- Identification with the Indus Valley
- "Meluhha" as Meroe, in the 14th–2nd centuries BCE
- Rulers
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
' or ' ( ) is the Sumerian name of a prominent trading partner of Sumer during the Middle Bronze Age. Its identification remains an open question, but most scholars associate it with the Indus Valley Civilisation.
==Etymology==
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