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Ancient Arabian civilization
Dilmun, or Telmun, (Sumerian: , later 𒉌𒌇(𒆠), NI.TUKki = dilmunki; Arabic: دلمون) was an ancient East Semitic–speaking civilization in Eastern Arabia
Dilmun
Mesopotamian copper merchant of the Bronze Age
Ur during the Bronze Age. He was a member of a guild of traders based in Dilmun and was active during the 11th and 19th regnal years of Rim-Sîn I, who ruled
Ea-nāṣir
Albedo feature on Titan, a satellite of Saturn
Dilmun is a region of high albedo on Titan, Saturn's natural satellite. It was discovered in the images transmitted by the Cassini spacecraft. It received
Dilmun_(Titan)
Administrative region of Saudi Arabia
Mesopotamia and Dilmun were strong and profound to the point where Dilmun was a central figure to the Sumerian creation myth. Dilmun was described in
Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Eastern_Province,_Saudi_Arabia
Archaeological sites in Bahrain
The Dilmun Burial Mounds (Arabic: مدافن دلمون, romanized: Madāfin Dilmūn) are a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising necropolis areas on the main island
Dilmun_Burial_Mounds
Archaeological site in Bahrain
fortification in the Persian Gulf region. It was once the capital of the Dilmun civilization and was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005.
Qal'at_al-Bahrain
Oldest known written complaint (c. 1750 BC)
translation into Russian in 1990. The tablet details that Ea-nāṣir travelled to Dilmun to buy copper and returned to sell it in Mesopotamia. On one particular
Complaint_tablet_to_Ea-nāṣir
Historical region of Arabia
city of Uruk. The demonym "Dilmun" is used to describe a type of axe and the ethnicity of an official in these tablets. Dilmun was also mentioned in two
Eastern_Arabia
English-born archaeologist. He is best known for discovering the ancient state of Dilmun, referred to in Mesopotamian mythology as a paradise. He is often considered
Geoffrey_Bibby
Human history in the Arabian Peninsula before 610 CE
land of Dilmun, including modern-day Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the adjacent coast of Saudi Arabia. Its capital was located in Bahrain. Dilmun is the earliest
Pre-Islamic_Arabia
Ancient Mesopotamian civilization from 3300 to 1900 BC
Sumerians originated from Dilmun, which was theorized to be the island of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf. In Sumerian mythology, Dilmun was also mentioned as
Sumer
Country in West Asia
picks up again in the period of Dilmun in the early 3rd millennium. Known records from Uruk refer to a place called Dilmun, associated on several occasions
Saudi_Arabia
Qal'at al-Bahrain Bahrain Pearling Trail Dilmun Burial Mounds The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designates
List of World Heritage Sites in Bahrain
List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Bahrain
culture, and power for millennia, most notably as the heart of the ancient Dilmun civilization, a thriving hub of commerce and diplomacy in the Bronze Age
History_of_Bahrain
Country in West Asia
straddles the present-day territory of Bahrain was once the site of the ancient Dilmun civilisation. It has been famed since antiquity for its pearl fisheries
Bahrain
Furniture in the ancient world
The Incans had chacmools which were dedicated to sacrifice. Similarly, in Dilmun they had sacrificial altars. In many civilizations, certain types of furniture
Ancient_furniture
Primordial goddess of ancient Babylon religion
name in Arabic means "two seas", and which is thought to be the site of Dilmun, the original site of the creation in the beliefs of Sumer. The difference
Tiamat
Public museum in Bahrain
reference to Bahrain is made as the paradise of Dilmun). The exhibit focuses on burial practices of the Dilmun civilization and features an actual burial mound
Bahrain_National_Museum
Prominent trading partner of Sumer during the Middle Bronze Age
Dilmun, and Meluhha. The Sumerian location of Magan is now accepted to be the area currently encompassing the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Dilmun was
Meluhha
King of Lagash
“Boats from the (distant) land of Dilmun carried the wood (for him)”. This is the oldest known written record of Dilmun and importation of goods into Mesopotamia
Ur-Nanshe
King
(Yaglī-ʼel - the god has shown himself or the god revealed) was a king from Dilmun who was ruling around 1700 BC. Yagli-El is known from four cuneiform inscriptions
Yagli-El
measures used at Dilmun were in fact identical to those used by the Indus, and were not those used in Southern Mesopotamia. "the ships of Dilmun, from the foreign
Ethnic, cultural and religious groups of Bahrain
Ethnic,_cultural_and_religious_groups_of_Bahrain
Ethnic group
established influential civilizations starting from 3000 BCE onwards, such as Dilmun, Gerrha, and Magan, playing a vital role in trade between Mesopotamia, and
Arabs
Economy of Arabia before Islam
As a result, Dilmun became legendary in Mesopotamian literature. The Sumerians regarded Dilmun as holy land. The Sumerians described Dilmun as a paradise
Economy_of_pre-Islamic_Arabia
State in Mesopotamia (c. 2334–2154 BC)
modern-day Iran and Anatolia, sending military expeditions as far south as Dilmun and Magan in the Arabian Peninsula.[page needed] Established by Sargon of
Akkadian_Empire
Town in Northern Governorate, Bahrain
potters and boutiques in the whole town. The burial mounds date to the Dilmun era (3200 BC-330 BC). In February 1889 some of the mounds were investigated
A'ali
Kuwaiti island in the Persian Gulf
around 2000 BC. During the Dilmun era (from ca. 3000 BC), Failaka was known as "Agarum", the land of Enzak, a great god in the Dilmun civilization according
Failaka_Island
Archaeology Project, suggesting Qatar's involvement in Dilmun's trade network. When the people of Dilmun began engaging in maritime activities around 2100
History_of_Qatar
27 BC–476/1453 AD state and civilization
Sunda Polynesia Minoan Indus Valley Tamilakam Chola Chera Pandya Somalia Dilmun Maya Nuragic Mycenaean Phoenicia Olmecs Carthage Greece Archaic Classical
Roman_Empire
Island in Qatar
Ceramics dating to the early Dilmun period consist mainly of medium-sized jars and cooking pots. The settlements dating to the Dilmun period may have been established
Al_Khor_Island
Goddess of Dilmun
Meskilak or Mesikila was one of the two main deities worshiped in Dilmun. The other well attested member of the pantheon of this area was Inzak, commonly
Meskilak
Country in West Asia
Bahrain Bahrain Pearling Trail Qal'at al-Bahrain – was the capital of the Dilmun, one of the most important ancient civilizations of the region. It contains
Outline_of_Bahrain
Historical region of West Asia
been discovered to have sought burial in Bahrein, identified with Sumerian Dilmun. Sumerian temples functioned as banks and developed the first large-scale
Mesopotamia
Country in West Asia
original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024. Kramer, S. N. (1963). "Dilmun: Quest for Paradise". Antiquity. 37 (146): 111–115. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00037212
Qatar
Village in Northern Governorate, Bahrain
between the villages of Diraz and Jannusan, along the Budaiya highway. The Dilmun era Barbar Temple is in the village and is on the tentative list of UNESCO
Barbar,_Bahrain
God of Dilmun
older publications romanized as Enshag) was the main god of the pantheon of Dilmun. The precise origin of his name remains a matter of scholarly debate. He
Inzak
Residents of the ancient Near East until the end of antiquity
have since fallen out of use. Akkadian influenced East Aramaic and perhaps Dilmun. West Semitic includes Central Semitic, which combines the Northwest Semitic
Ancient Semitic-speaking peoples
Ancient_Semitic-speaking_peoples
centred around Bahrain Island. It is believed to be the location of the Dilmun civilisation, dating back to the 4th millennium BC. There are two archaeological
List of archaeological sites in Bahrain
List_of_archaeological_sites_in_Bahrain
Peninsula in West Asia
centuries, as well as the Ma'add tribes. Eastern Arabia was home to the Dilmun civilization. The earliest known events in Arabian history are migrations
Arabian_Peninsula
National museum in London, England
that country. Furthermore, the museum has a representative collection of Dilmun and Parthian material excavated from various burial mounds at the ancient
British_Museum
Island in Kuwait
site of several archeological finds, mainly from the ancient Islamic era, Dilmun civilization, Hellenistic (including Seleucid), and the Bronze Age. Akkaz
Umm_an_Namil_Island
Myth in which a great flood destroys civilization
(6): 849–883, doi:10.1086/657397, S2CID 144935980 Potts, D.T. (1996). "Dilmun, le paradis et la transgression Flandrienne". Collected Papers of the Society
Flood_myth
Home of many cradles of civilization
Caucasus and Armenian highlands, and Ancient Northern Arabia (including Dilmun). It is generally not considered to include Pre-Islamic Arabia as a whole
Ancient_Near_East
Ancient region in what is now modern day Oman and United Arab Emirates
in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar to the Sumerian geographical term of Dilmun. Oman, was most likely the Sumerian Magan". Modern archaeological and geological
Magan_(civilization)
Small bay in Kuwait
the Dilmun civilization. Dilmun's control of the bay of Kuwait included mainland Akkaz, Umm an Namil, and Failaka. At its peak in 2000 BC, the Dilmun empire
Kuwait_Bay
King of Shuruppak (c. 2900 BC)
Enlil (Lordbreath), who give him "breath eternal" and take him to dwell in Dilmun. The remainder of the poem is lost.[failed verification] The Epic of Ziusudra
Ziusudra
Country in West Asia
was home to the Dilmun civilization. Dilmun included Al-Shadadiya, Akkaz, Umm an Namil, and Failaka. At its peak in 2000 BC, Dilmun controlled the Persian
Kuwait
4000 BC until 2000 BC, the bay of Kuwait was home to the Dilmun civilization. At its peak, Dilmun may have included Al-Shadadiya, Akkaz, Umm an Namil, and
History_of_Kuwait
Babylonian king
excavation conducted by Béatrice André-Salvini (1995) in Bahrain, ancient Dilmun, yielded around 50 tablets some of which dated to Agum III, whose 3rd and
Agum_III
Species of bird
treecreeper found in the forests of eastern Australia. It is also called Dilmun in the Gathang language of the Worimi people, who reside in eastern Port
White-throated_treecreeper
Oasis historical region in eastern Saudi Arabia
area of Arabia lying opposite Bahrain. According to the hypothesis, the Dilmun civilization originated at the oases of Eastern Arabia, but later relocated
Al-Ahsa_Oasis
Ancient Iranian empire, 550–330 BC
Sunda Polynesia Minoan Indus Valley Tamilakam Chola Chera Pandya Somalia Dilmun Maya Nuragic Mycenaean Phoenicia Olmecs Carthage Greece Archaic Classical
Achaemenid_Empire
Town in Northern Governorate, Bahrain
during the Dilmun era of Bahrain's history. The temple was believed to have played an important role in marking the summer solstice. The Dilmun era settlement
Sar,_Bahrain
Danish archaeologist
ancient Dilmun civilization on the island country of Bahrain. In 1954 he and his team uncovered the Barbar Temple, considered to be part of the Dilmun culture
Peter_Glob
Ice Age-era river now submerged by the Persian Gulf
emergence of Sumerian linked trading communities, recorded by the Sumerians at Dilmun (Bahrain) and Magan (the United Arab Emirates and Oman). McNabb, Alexander
Ur_Schatt
Dynasty of southern Mesopotamia
Epic of Gilgamesh. Messengers from Elam are provisioned, Inzak, a god of Dilmun (ancient Bahrain) appears as a theophoric element in names, and Nūr-Bau
First_Sealand_dynasty
Important character of the epic of gilgamesh
young again. Gilgamesh obtains the plant from the bottom of the sea in Dilmun (often considered to be current-day Bahrain) but a serpent steals it, and
Utnapishtim
Ancient fort in Saudi Arabia
Uqair was part of a broader network of settlements in the region, including Dilmun and Thaj . The area's access to fresh water from the Al-Ahsa Oasis and its
Uqair
Mythical cosmological mountain
through which the hero-king Gilgamesh passes via a tunnel on his journey to Dilmun after leaving the Cedar Forest, a forest of ten thousand leagues span. Siduri
Mashu
Bronze Age civilisation in South Asia
Harappan Phase, with much commerce being handled by "middlemen merchants from Dilmun" (modern Bahrain, Eastern Arabia and Failaka located in the Persian Gulf)
Indus_Valley_Civilisation
Ancient Semitic maritime civilization
these traditions and suggest a migration connected with the collapse of the Dilmun civilization c. 1750 BC. However, most scholars reject the idea of a migration;
Phoenicia
Biblical sea monster
indicate mountains at the edge of the world, including the Ararat near the island of Dilmun, where the babylonian Noah was stranded. Cf. epic Gilgamesh.
Leviathan
Afterlife in Greek mythology
Religion, Walter Burkert notes the connection with the motif of far-off Dilmun: "Thus Achilles is transported to the White Isle and becomes the Ruler of
Elysium
British archaeologist
Jane Moon) The Dilmun Temple at Saar : Bahrain and its archaeological inheritance. London; New York: Kegan Paul International, 1997. Dilmun and its Gulf
Harriet_Crawford
Trade between the Indian subcontinent and the Roman Empire
Sunda Polynesia Minoan Indus Valley Tamilakam Chola Chera Pandya Somalia Dilmun Maya Nuragic Mycenaean Phoenicia Olmecs Carthage Greece Archaic Classical
Indo-Roman_trade_relations
Village in Northern Governorate, Kingdom of Bahrain
including Dilmun trade seals, pottery, shells, ostrich eggs, daggers, beads, baskets and 2 complete human skeletons. Artifacts dating to the Dilmun era over
Janabiyah
Capital and largest city of Bahrain
on the northern coastline of Bahrain dating back to the Bronze Age. The Dilmun civilisation inhabited the area in 3000 BC, serving as a key regional trading
Manama
Topics referred to by the same term
Delmon University for Science & Technology, former university in Bahrain Dilmun, ancient polity in Arabia Delmon Baker, Trinidad and Tobago politician Delmon
Delmon
Star in the constellation Puppis
WASP-121, also known as CD−38 3220 and formally named Dilmun, is a magnitude 10.4 star located approximately 858 light-years (263 parsecs) away in the
WASP-121
Concept in Mesopotamian mythology
associated with the Dilmun civilization of Eastern Arabia. Sir Henry Rawlinson first suggested the geographic location of Dilmun was in Bahrain in 1880
Garden of the gods (Sumerian paradise)
Garden_of_the_gods_(Sumerian_paradise)
claimed in one of his inscriptions that "ships from Meluhha, Magan and Dilmun made fast at the docks of Akkad". Many archaeological finds suggest that
Indo-Mesopotamia_relations
Village in Northern Governorate, Bahrain
lies to the east of Budaiya, west of Barbar and north of Bani Jamra. Two Dilmun-era archaeological sites, namely Diraz Temple and Ain Umm Sujoor, and Ain
Diraz
Founder of the Akkadian Empire
Sargon triumphed over 34 cities in total. Ships from Meluhha, Magan and Dilmun, rode at anchor in his capital of Akkad. He entertained a court or standing
Sargon_of_Akkad
Primeval sea in Mesopotamian mythology
on Athrahasis' (Noah's) lifeboat. Other details, such as "Noah's" island Dilmun, are taken from the Epic of Gilgamesh. An important technical detail are
Abzu
Archaeological site in Bahrain
located in the village of Barbar, Bahrain, considered to be part of the Dilmun culture. The most recent of the three Barbar temples was rediscovered by
Barbar_Temple
Branch of the Afroasiatic languages
distinct from the Central-Semitic Arabic) were spoken in the kingdoms of Dilmun, Sheba, Ubar, Socotra, and Magan, which in modern terms encompassed part
Semitic_languages
Ancient Amorite-Akkadian state in Mesopotamia
called the Arabian Peninsula or Arabia, and conquering the pre-Arab state of Dilmun (in modern Bahrain). Karaindash built a bas-relief temple in Uruk and Kurigalzu
Babylonia
Bronze-Age Near Eastern regional name
half of the 2nd millennium BCE, mentioned in inscriptions of the ancient Dilmun civilization. Agarum was associated with Inzak, the chief deity of the Dilmunite
Agarum_(toponym)
Spice
along land routes and by the interlinked Persian Gulf route controlled from Dilmun as early as the third millennium BCE Early Bronze Age, into western Asia
Cardamom
Air UK DHV DHL Aviation WORLDSTAR South Africa ES DHX DHL International DILMUN Bahrain L3 JOS DHL de Guatemala Guatemala RSK DSWA REDSKIN United States
List_of_airline_codes
Akkadian creation myth
immortality in gratitude and settled him with his wife on the island of Dilmun on the distant edge of the world (see Gilgamesh flood myth). Enlil, however
Atra-Hasis
Archaeological site in Qatar
Settlement Periods Bronze Age (c. 3,000 BC) Cultures Unknown, possibly Dilmun Location Northwest Qatar Site notes Area At least 600 km2 Excavation dates
Umm_Al_Maa
Sumerian goddess
complains to Enki that the city of Dilmun is lacking in water. As a result, Enki makes the land rich, and Dilmun becomes a prosperous wetland. Afterwards
Ninhursag
1989 video game
uncharted seas, you and your party are in search of a legendary paradise called Dilmun — a place where the streets are paved with gold and no one wants for anything
Dragon_Wars
Governorate and urban area in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
Arabia, also known as Greater Bahrain. It was known to the Sumerians as Dilmun and according to the Epic of Ziusudra, is where King Ziusudra (the Sumerian
Qatif
Ancient Semitic-speaking people from the Levant
well as places as far afield as Alalakh in Turkey and modern day Bahrain (Dilmun). They are also found in Egyptian records. Ugaritic is also a Northwest
Amorites
Epic poem from Mesopotamia
night from west to east. There, close to sunrise and Siduris pub, lies Dilmun, Utnahpishtim's island, where Gilgamesh dived into the depths, founding
Epic_of_Gilgamesh
Arabia Najd Al-Yamama Polities, peoples and settlements Eastern Arabia Magan Dilmun Gerrha Awal Tylos Tanukh Lakhmids Sasanian Arabia Beth Qatraye Mazun South
Conquests_of_Karib'il_Watar
Abrouq and Al Khor Island yielded Barbar ceramics originating from the Dilmun civilization dating to the third millennium BC. A 1977 expedition discovered
Archaeology_of_Qatar
2004 studio album by the Orb
Three (Spud v Kreature Mix)" – 6:33 "Kompania (Grooved Ware Mix)" – 6:19 "Dilmun" – 4:02 US version "Orb Is (Shopping Version)" – 4:49 "Aftermath" – 4:40
Bicycles_&_Tricycles
Locations where civilization emerged
Preceded by prehistory Near East Sumer Kish Egypt Elam Ebla Mari Armi Hatti Dilmun Magan Nubia Berbers Akkad Assyria Babylonia Qatna Amurru Yamhad Urkesh Mitanni
Cradle_of_civilization
Archaeological site in Iraq
keilschriftlichen Quellen des 2./1. Jahrtausends v. Chr. über Dilmun", in D.T. Potts(ed.), Dilmun: New Studies in the Archaeology and Early History of Bahrain
Tell_al-Lahm
Creation myth
flood "king Ziusudra ... they caused to dwell in the land of the country of Dilmun, the place where the sun rises". In this version of the story, Ziusudra's
Eridu_Genesis
Mediterranean sea in West Asia
millennium BC, the southern part of the Persian Gulf was dominated by the Dilmun civilization. For a long time, the most important settlement on the southern
Persian_Gulf
Place in Al Muharraq Governorate, Bahrain
focused on cooperation among Gulf states. Muharraq was originally part of Dilmun, a Semitic speaking Bronze Age polity. Later, it became the city of Arwad
Muharraq
Heir apparent to the King of Bahrain
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Crown_Prince_of_Bahrain
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Maritime_timeline
Explorer, archaeologist and author (1852–1897)
Theodore Bent receiving visitors at the Dilmun burial mounds in Bahrain.
James_Theodore_Bent
Archaeological culture of Mesopotamia
west was an area called Dilmun, which in later periods corresponds to what is today known as Bahrain. However, while Dilmun was mentioned in contemporary
Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia)
Early_Dynastic_Period_(Mesopotamia)
2002 mid-air collision over Germany
International Aviation ME IATA flight No. ES611 ICAO flight No. DHX611 Call sign DILMUN 611 Registration A9C-DHL Flight origin Bahrain International Airport, Manama
2002 Überlingen mid-air collision
2002_Überlingen_mid-air_collision
DILMUN
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Hindu, Indian
Dawn
Girl/Female
Indian
One who has a long life
Boy/Male
Muslim
Friend
Boy/Male
Tamil
Girl/Female
Finnish
Bitter.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Famous and Brave
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian
Kind
Boy/Male
English
From the triangular field.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Biblical
reigning; counseling
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