Uršu/Waršuwa was an Assyrian trading colony (kārum) located on the route between Aššur and Kaneš. This important city is attested in Eblaite and Sumerian sources, including an inscription of Gudea of Lagaš that describes the rebuilding of the temple of the god Ningirsu at Girsu; numerous Old Assyrian and Old Babylonian texts; and Hittite sources, for example, the annals of king Hattusili I, a literary composition generally referred to as ‘The Siege of Uršu,’ a treaty between the Hittite king and Sunassura of Kizzuwatna, and a land grant to a nobleman (Sahurunuwa).
Creators:
Jeffrey Becker,
Jamie Novotny
Contributors: B. Siewert-Mayer, H. Kopp, W. Röllig,
Francis Deblauwe,
Eric Kansa
Modifications: added barjamovic 2011; added jnovotny privileges, changed place type; created; edited; imported name from https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/534964140, changed language type to akkadian; initial revision; references; summary; updated hittite atlas reference
Actors:
Jeffrey Becker,
Jamie Novotny