TY - JOUR
T1 - "Kill them all" some remarks on the annihilation of the Ya'ilanum Tribe (1781 B.C.E.)
AU - Vidal, Jordi
PY - 2013/1/1
Y1 - 2013/1/1
N2 - My analysis of the military campaign carried out by the armies of the Upper Mes-opotamian Kingdom in the lands of Qabra and Nurrugum (1781 B.C.E.) centers on the different treatment allotted by the armies of Samsi-Addu and Išme-Dagan to the populations defeated during that campaign. While the inhabitants of Nineveh were captured and some even incorporated into the army of Išme-Dagan, the tribe of Ya'ilanum was annihilated. This drastic action was the result of deep-seated prejudices of the leaders of the Upper Mesopotamian Kingdom against non-urban populations, who were frequently perceived as subhuman and dangerous beings meriting annihilation.
AB - My analysis of the military campaign carried out by the armies of the Upper Mes-opotamian Kingdom in the lands of Qabra and Nurrugum (1781 B.C.E.) centers on the different treatment allotted by the armies of Samsi-Addu and Išme-Dagan to the populations defeated during that campaign. While the inhabitants of Nineveh were captured and some even incorporated into the army of Išme-Dagan, the tribe of Ya'ilanum was annihilated. This drastic action was the result of deep-seated prejudices of the leaders of the Upper Mesopotamian Kingdom against non-urban populations, who were frequently perceived as subhuman and dangerous beings meriting annihilation.
U2 - 10.7817/jameroriesoci.133.4.0683
DO - 10.7817/jameroriesoci.133.4.0683
M3 - Article
SN - 0003-0279
VL - 133
SP - 683
EP - 689
JO - Journal of the American Oriental Society
JF - Journal of the American Oriental Society
IS - 4
ER -