Ancient Civilization: Dilmun

Ancient Civilization: Dilmun

Map of Dilmun Civilization

7000 BCE to 554 BCERise and fall of Dilmun civilization

Historical Map of Dilmun

10 INTERESTING FACTS

Dilmun civilization is small, unknown civilization though it had many interesting features within its civilization. Not much-preserved records remain until now, and because of that most people doesn’t know about this civilization and other ancient civilizations that existed a long time ago. Actually, Dilmun had trading routes that linked through Mesopotamia with the Indus Valley Civilization. We can know that Dilmun one of the greatest entrepôts of trade of the ancient world and archeologists are quite sure about this because there both literary and archeological evidence for the trade. By using those benefits that they have by where they are that is location, Dilmun developed itself much faster than most other civilization.Dilmun was first mentioned in the Mesopotamian records as a source of copper and then established itself as a regional entrepôt for commodities such as timber, dates, and pearls. Archeologists call Dilmun ‘the greater Dilmun trading empire.' It’s not really an invention, but according to the remaining records, we can easily know that though Dilmun was a small, unknown civilization, it had a great impact on the modern world today, and also in the past. Mostly, invasions and physical conquering led to the downfall of Dilmun civilization. First, Bahrain (where Dilmun civilization existed) was concurred by the Babylonian empire, then after few attacks from other civilization groups, Persian Achaemenids absorbed the Babylonian and Dilmun slowly collapsed. Though Dilmun had fought against Assyria and survived, they weren’t able to get along with bigger civilization or an empire.

SUMMARY

Current Location: Bahrain (island)

Bahrain (Dilmun) History Video

Pearls

- Dilmun is described as "the place where the sun rises" and "the Land of the Living"- Scene of some versions of Sumerian creation myth; where the deified Sumerian hero of the flood- Many different temples were found in Early and Mid Dilmun- Location of Dilmun civilization; small but had the trade routes throughout Mesopotamia linking through Indus Valley - Persian Gulf- Source of raw material, copper- was concurred by two big empires: Babylonia and then Persian (took over Babylonia also)- Hellenization (spread of Greek culture) of Bahrain (Dilmun civilization)- Took over large space, however currently it's just an island- Also known as Telmun, Tilmun, Tylos and Bahrain- Graveyard from pre-history and contains 300,000 tombs

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