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Góry Srebrne i "srebrne skarby" : znaczenie Taurusu jako źródła srebra dla Syrii i Mezopotamii we wczesnej epoce brązu

2000, 43, Tom 43, Nr A

Anna Smogorzewska

Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw

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04.01.2000

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W jednej ze swych inskrypcji Sargon oznajmia, że bóg Dagan podarował mu Górny Kraj: Mari, Iarmuti, Eblę aż do Lasu Cedrowego i Gór Srebrnych.1 Inskrypcja oprócz Lasu Cedrowego - identyfikowanego z Amanusem - i miejscowości zdobytych przez króla akadyjskiego w Syrii - m.in. Ebli, do zdobycia której rości sobie prawo także wnuk Sargona - Naramsin, wymienia Góry Srebrne. Określenie to odnosi się najprawdopodobniej do gór Taurus - pasma górskiego w Anatolii, dysponującego dużym potencjałem nie tylko srebra, lecz także innych metali: miedzi, złota, ołowiu i cyny (!).2<br>SILVER MOUNTAINS AND "SILVER HOARDS" - IMPORTANCE OF TAURUS AS A SOURCE OF SILVER FOR SYRIA AND MESOPOTAMIA IN THE EARLY BRONZE AGE. Silver was very important in Mesopotamia. It was used as money, that is as means of exchange and measure of value. Very often "silver money" came in a form of rolls, rings, pieces of wire, bars or sheets. One of the most important sources of silver were Taurus Mountains, identified with "Silver Mountains", known from the inscriptions of Akkadian kings. Silver mines in eastern Taurus (Keban) were the main source of silver for northern Mesopotamia. Silver lodes in eastern Taurus (Bolkardag) supplied silver to Syria, Palestine and possibly Egypt as well. Silver was a particularly wanted metal and "silver money" was often used in foreign trade. Many centers located along Euphrates and gateway cities in northern Mesopotamia gained power and wealth through controlling trade routes. The four "silver treasures" from the Akkadian period, discovered in Tell Brak, and other treasures from Tell Chuera and Tell Munbaqa are the evidence.

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