Iraqi Kurdistan During the Early Bronze Age from Textual Sources. An Attempt at Synthesis

This article proposes a historical synthesis for the Early Bronze Age / 3rd millennium BC of the modern regions of Iraqi Kurdistan. The current sources documenting these regions are essentially texts from southern Mesopotamia exposing the interactions between southern kingdoms had with the regions east of the Tigris of the Zagros foothills, since in these areas are important routes going north (Tur Abdin, Iraqi Jezirah) and northeast/east (Zagros). The political organization of these regions is difficult to grasp, even if at times it seems that these regions, composed of small political entities, were partially united against a common opponent.