Sophene, Gordyene, and Adiabene

Marciak, Michał

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“…The Parthian-era fortress at Rabana-Merquly was located close to the eastern frontier of the vassal kingdom of Adiabene, beyond which lay the mountainous hinterland of the Zagros. General information about this highland region can be gleaned from Greco-Roman sources that describe tribes such as the Carduchians/Gordyaenes and Cosseans (Balatti 2017: 197–205 & 220–26; Marciak 2017: 241–43). These peoples are typically characterised in the ancient texts as war-like and, perhaps more informatively, by their autonomy from Persian kings.…”

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“…These are, first, the similarities between the Rabana-Merquly rock-reliefs and the statue of King ʾtlw/Attalos of Adiabene from Hatra, and second, the broader landscape setting of the fortress close to a major tributary of the Lower Zab River. Both versions of this ancient place name are inscribed on seven known examples of bronze coins from an unprovenanced mint (Figure 9) (Marciak 2013, 2017: 307–308). Similarities with inscriptions from Hatra, including H 21 on the ʾtlw/Attalos statue, are highlighted by Lipiński (1982, 2015: 203–205), who reads Ntwn ͗šr/Natounissar (trans.…”

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“…While the identity of this individual is a matter of conjecture, Rabana-Merquly would have been close to the south-eastern frontier of the vassal kingdom of Adiabene, within the dominion of the Parthian (or Arsacid) Empire. Although the Parthian conquest of Adiabene is not explicitly recorded in ancient texts, it is known to have been under Arsacid control from the time of Mithridates II ( r. 124/123–88/87 BC) (Marciak 2017: 346–47).…”

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Rabana-Merquly: a fortress in the kingdom of Adiabene in the Zagros Mountains

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Raheem

Abdullah³

2022

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The mountain fortress of Rabana-Merquly was a major regional centre of the Parthian period (first century BC) in the Zagros Mountains of Iraqi Kurdistan. The iconography of two rock-reliefs that show an unnamed ruler suggests an association with the vassal kingdom of Adiabene. The exceptional preservation of the fortress's stone walls, undamaged by later agriculture in this highland location, provides an almost complete example of a large, fortified site with two main intramural settlements. Through its ability to control the surrounding landscape, Rabana-Merquly highlights the role of client states on the peripheries of the Parthian and Roman Empires and illuminates the practicalities of territorial control by state authorities in hinterland regions.

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Rabana-Merquly: a fortress in the kingdom of Adiabene in the Zagros Mountains

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Raheem

Abdullah³

2022

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“…(3) Adiabene may have formed in the wake of the collapse of the Seleucid empire. For further remarks, see Marciak 2014: 175–177 and 2017.…”

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“… 63 While classical sources discuss the possible southern, western and northern limits of Adiabene, they do not give any indication of where the eastern border may have lain (cf. Marciak 2017: 257–262).…”

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Excavations at the Darband-I Rania Pass, Kurdistan Region of Iraq: Report on the 2016 and 2017 Seasons

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Raheem²,

Ismael³

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This paper presents the results of the work of the new field initiative launched by the British Museum at the Darband-i Rania pass in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The pass is located at the northeastern corner of Lake Dokan, where, though now subsumed into the lake, the Lower Zab flows from the Peshdar into the Rania Plain. It is a strategic location on a major route from Mesopotamia into Iran, and control of both the road and the river must always have been important. The aim of the work, which commenced in autumn of 2016, is to explore a cluster of sites that commanded the pass, with a particular focus on the first millennium b.c. Excavation is being carried out principally at two sites: Qalatga Darband, a large fortified site at the western end of the pass, and Usu Aska, a fort inside the pass itself. The occupations of these two sites are predominantly Parthian and Assyrian respectively. Smaller operations have also been carried out at Murad Rasu, a multi-period site situated on a headland across the waters on the southern shore of Lake Dokan. The results have included the discovery at Qalatga Darband of a monumental complex built of stone and roofed with terracotta roof tiles containing the smashed remains of Hellenistic statuary. Other features indicative of Hellenistic material culture are Mediterranean-type oil-presses and Corinthian column bases and capitals. At Usu Aska remains are being uncovered of an Assyrian fortification of massive proportions.

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