Amorites

Amorites appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Levant (Middle East) from c. 2400 to 1600 BCE, a span of 800 years. Its people spoke Semitic languages (Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya).

Semitic-speaking pastoralists of the Syrian steppe whom the Sumerians called Martu. Their chiefs took power across Mesopotamia and Syria after 2000 BCE, founding dynasties at Babylon, Mari and Aleppo.

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Facts

Dates: c. 2400 to 1600 BCE
Duration: 800 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Levant, Middle East
Language family: Semitic

Events in Middle East during its time

2334 BCE Sargon founds the Akkadian Empire
2004 BCE Elamites sack Ur
1754 BCE Code of Hammurabi

Neighbours in Middle East

Old Babylonian Empire 1894 to 1595 BCE
Akkadian Empire c. 2334 to 2154 BCE
Ebla c. 3000 to 1600 BCE
Old Elamite period c. 2700 to 1500 BCE
Mari c. 2900 to 1761 BCE
Yamhad c. 1810 to 1517 BCE
Hittite Old Kingdom c. 1650 to 1400 BCE
Third Dynasty of Ur 2112 to 2004 BCE
Dilmun c. 2800 to 544 BCE
Troy c. 3000 to 1180 BCE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Minoan civilization c. 3100 to 1450 BCE, Europe
Shang dynasty c. 1600 to 1046 BCE, East Asia
Old Kingdom of Egypt c. 2686 to 2181 BCE, North and West Africa

Questions

When did Amorites exist?

c. 2400 to 1600 BCE, about 800 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was Amorites?

Levant, in Middle East.

What language did Amorites speak?

Semitic. This family includes Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya.