Anmurru
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
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Last modified
Oct 21, 2020 07:46 PM
A fortress in the vicinity of Til-garimmu fortified by the Assyrian king Sargon II (r. 721-705 BC) against Urarṭu.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/762647722
38.70377, 37.822263
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- Anmurru (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Anmurru located near Gauraina (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Anmurru part of (administrative) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Anmurru located near Kiakis (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Anmurru located near Luhsu (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Anmurru located near Purṭir (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Anmurru located near Urartu (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Anduarsalia located near Anmurru (720 BC - 540 BC)
unlocated, fort, tower (deprecated)
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Anmurru is mentioned together with Anduarsalla, Kiaka, Luhsu, and Purṭir in royal inscriptions of Sargon II. According to E. Forrer (Die Provinzeinteilung des assyrischen Reiches [1920] 75 and Map 2), Anmurru might have been located in Nemerli, opposite Keban, ca. 55 km northwest of Malatya.
Jamie Novotny, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Anmurru: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/762647722> [accessed: 10 July 2025]
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