An important Sumerian city-state that briefly held hegemony in the Early Dynastic period, Adab was also later the capital city used by the Gutian rulers after their conquest of Sumer.
Lost independence when conquered by Sargon of Akkad c. 2334 BCE; subsequently rebelled against Sargon's son Rimush, who crushed the rebellion — the 'year Adab was destroyed' is recorded in a year-name — after which Adab was directly administered by Akkad.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Adab — the shape you scrub through changes in 2600 BC · 2500 BC.
Documents the Early Dynastic city-state system in which Adab participated.
Era/regional classic on Sumerian city-states, contextualizing Adab's Early Dynastic hegemony and later Gutian use.