ASSYRIAN GEOGRAPHY
| There is a considerable amount of specialist
literature, attempting to interpret the geography of Assyrian
inscriptions. The major geographical influence is the mountain
systems: the Euphrates is the only river to break through the Zagros (to
the SE of Milid) in a very difficult gorge. The main pass through
the Zagros goes NW from modern Diyarbakir (Amedu). Here are some notes -
prepared fairly quickly and which will be updated (Information on Mitanni
is in progress):
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