Home Region: Mesopotamia (Southwest Asia)

Bazi Dynasty

1005 BCE 986 BCE

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EQ 2020 iq_bazi_dyn / IqBazi*

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General Description

This period begins with the ascension of the founder of the Bazi dynasty, Eulmash-shakin-shumi in 1005 BCE after a turbulent period of famine and invasions. ^[1]
There were four main settlement types during this period: the capital city of Babylon, secondary provincial cities, smaller towns, and villages. Although the capital city was Babylon, it was the city of Kar-Marduk where the king resided, potentially as this was located in a less vulnerable area. ^[2]

Although all settlements were joined under the king, political and economic crisis led to all major cities running their own affairs and so they held some level of autonomy. Temples acted as the centres of resources, policy and activity in each area and the sanga / shangum (chief priest) was an administrative as well as religious role. ^[3] ^[4]
Written records, scripts, poems, religious texts and ‘scientific’ literature increased during this period.

[1]: (Brinkman, 297) Brinkman, J.A. 1982. “Babylonia.” In The Cambridge Ancient History, Vol. 3, Part 1: The Prehistory of the Balkans, the Middle East and the Aegean World, Tenth to Eighth Centuries B.C., edited by John Boardman, I.E.S. Edwards, N.G.L. Hammond, and E. Sollberger, 282-312. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/IWUWJEQ3.

[2]: Liverani, M. 2014. The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy. London: Routledge. p.364-370

[3]: (Liverani 2014, 471) Liverani, Mario. Tabatabai, Soraia trans. 2014. The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy. London: Routledge. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/7DRZQS5Q/q/liverani.

[4]: (McIntosh 2005: 206) McIntosh, J. 2005. Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspective. Santa Barbara: ABC Clio. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/itemKey/KK2E3KMD.

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Capital

Temporal Bounds

1 Peak Years

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Suprapolity Relations

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Relationship to preceding Entity

1 Polity Succession

1 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

1 Language Genus

1 Language

Religion

1 Religious Tradition

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

1 Religious Level

1 Administrative Level

Professions

1 Professional Priesthood

Bureaucracy Characteristics

1 Specialized Government Building

1 Merit Promotion

1 Examination System

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Market

1 Irrigation System

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Canal

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Non Phonetic Writing

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Philosophy

1 Lists Tables and Classification

1 History

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Token

1 Precious Metal

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

1 Article

Information / Postal System

Information / Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

1 Wooden Palisade

1 Stone Walls Non Mortared

1 Stone Walls Mortared

1 Settlements in a Defensive Position

1 Modern Fortification

1 Moat

1 Fortified Camp

1 Earth Rampart

1 Ditch

1 Complex Fortification

Military use of Metals

1 Steel

1 Iron

1 Copper

1 Bronze

Projectiles

1 Sling

1 Handheld Firearm

1 Gunpowder Siege Artillery

1 Crossbow

1 Composite Bow

Handheld weapons

1 Sword

1 Spear

1 Dagger

1 Battle Axe

Animals used in warfare

1 Horse

1 Elephant

1 Donkey

1 Camel

Armor

1 Wood Bark Etc

1 Shield

1 Scaled Armor

1 Plate Armor

1 Leather Cloth

1 Laminar Armor

1 Helmet

1 Chainmail

Naval technology

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

Instability Events Coding in Progress.

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)	See More
Peak Years	[1005 BCE ➜ 989 BCE]
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Duration	[1005 BCE ➜ 986 BCE]
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Suprapolity Relations	none	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Succeeding Entity	Elamite Dynasty	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity	elite migration	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Preceding Entity	elite migration; Second Sealand Dynasty [elite replacement] Update here
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Degree of Centralization	nominal	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	Semitic	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Language Genus	Afro-Asiatic	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Language	Akkadian	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Religious Tradition	Mesopotamian Religions	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	[3 to 4]	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Religious Level	[3 to 4]	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Administrative Level	[4 to 5]	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Bazi Dynasty

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NGA Settlements:

Home NGA: Southern Mesopotamia

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	38 S	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Capital	Kar-Marduk	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Government Building	Absent Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Merit Promotion	Absent Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Examination System	Absent Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Absent Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Judge	Absent Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Formal Legal Code	Present Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Court	Absent Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Market	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Irrigation System	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Canal	Present Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Bridge	Present Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Script	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Non Phonetic Writing	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Sacred Text	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Religious Literature	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Practical Literature	Present Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Philosophy	Present Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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History	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Fiction	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Calendar	Present Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Token	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Precious Metal	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Paper Currency	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Indigenous Coin	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Foreign Coin	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Article	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wooden Palisade	Present Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Stone Walls Non Mortared	Present Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Stone Walls Mortared	Unknown Suspected	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Settlements in a Defensive Position	Unknown Suspected	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Moat	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Fortified Camp	Unknown Suspected	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Earth Rampart	Present Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Ditch	Unknown Suspected	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Complex Fortification	Unknown Suspected	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Steel	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Iron	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Copper	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Bronze	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sling	Present Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Crossbow	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Composite Bow	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Sword	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Spear	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Dagger	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Battle Axe	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Elephant	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Donkey	Absent Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Camel	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Wood Bark Etc	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Shield	Present Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Scaled Armor	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Plate Armor	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Leather Cloth	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Laminar Armor	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Helmet	Present Inferred	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Chainmail	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain	Absent	1005 BCE 986 BCE
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