| ID | 192993 |
| Title Proper | Don't let the boats pass!” neo-elamite grain procurement in times of famine and drought |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Gorris, Elynn |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article is concerned with interregional trade dynamics between Elam and Mesopotamia in the early to mid-first millennium BC. During the seventh century BC, two great famines in the Neo-Elamite kingdom, of which climatological changes were a major cause, were documented in the textual records. An era of megadrought made grain procurement from the neighboring regions essential to feed the Neo-Elamite lowland population. This article further explores the impact of the two Neo-Elamite famines and “drought of the century” on the commercial and political mechanisms in the Upper Persian Gulf region. |
| `In' analytical Note | Iranian Studies Vol. 56, No.3; Jul 2023: p.439 - 456 |
| Journal Source | Iranian Studies Vol: 56 No 3 |
| Key Words | Drought ; Mesopotamia ; Famine ; Elam ; Grain Transport ; Seventh Century BC ; Upper Persian Gulf trade |