Pashime

Pashime, also Bashime (𒁀𒋛𒈨𒆠 ba-si-meKI), was an ancient region of southern Mesopotamia. It has recently been identified with Tell Abu Sheeja, Iraq, about 7 km from Iraq's border with Iran.[1][2] Pashime corresponded to an area of interaction between Mesopotamia and Elam. Its patron god was Shuda.[2] The city of Pashime was previously thought to be located on the Persian Gulf.[3][4]

Pashime
𒁀𒋛𒈨𒆠
Pashime is located in Iraq
Pashime
Pashime
Shown within Iraq
Alternative nameTell Abu Sheeja
LocationMaysan Governorate, Iraq
RegionMesopotamia
Coordinates32°23′45″N 47°8′52″E
TypeSettlement
History
Founded3rd millennium BCE
Site notes
Excavation dates2007
ArchaeologistsA. Mohammad, H.A. Hamza

A stele was discovered in Tell Abu Sheeja with the name of a Governor Ilšu-rabi, who has the same name as Ilšu-rabi the Governor of Pashime in the Manishtushu Obelisk inscription.[5][2] The inscription on the stele reads:

"For the God Shuda, Ilsu-rabi of Pashime, the soldier, brought in this statue. May the one who erases the name (on this inscription) not find an heir; may he not acquire a name (for himself)

— Inscription on the stele of Ilšu-rabi.[2][3]
  • Stele of Ilšu-rabi from Tell Abu Sheeja, Akkadian, Iraq. Iraq Museum.
    Stele of Ilšu-rabi from Tell Abu Sheeja, Akkadian, Iraq. Iraq Museum.[2][6]
  • Inscribed door-socket from the Temple of Šuda at Tell Abu Sheeja, Iraq. Ur III period, 21 century BCE. Iraq Museum.
    Inscribed door-socket from the Temple of Šuda at Tell Abu Sheeja, Iraq. Ur III period, 21 century BCE. Iraq Museum.[2]
  • The name of Pashime (𒁀𒋛𒈨𒆠 ba-si-meKI) on the stele of Ilšu-rabi
    The name of Pashime (𒁀𒋛𒈨𒆠 ba-si-meKI) on the stele of Ilšu-rabi

References
  1. Crawford, Harriet (2013). The Sumerian World. Routledge. p. 162. ISBN 978-1-136-21912-2.
  2. "Tell Abu Sheeja/ Ancient Pashime" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Hussein, A. M.; Hamza, H. A.; Thaher, A. K.; Kadhum, S. J.; Hashem, M.; Taha, H. M.; Altaweel, M. R.; Studevent-Hickman, B. (2010). "Tell Abu Sheeja/Ancient Pašime: Report on the First Season of Excavations, 2007". Akkadica. 131 (1): 47–103.
  4. Mohammad, A., Hamza, H.A., Kadhum, A., "The Excavations of Tell Abu Sheeja, The 1st Season 2007", Sumer 53, pp. 61-110, ('05/'06) (arabic)
  5. Eppihimer, Melissa (2019). Exemplars of Kingship: Art, Tradition, and the Legacy of the Akkadians. Oxford University Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-19-090301-5.
  6. Eppihimer, Melissa (2019). Exemplars of Kingship: Art, Tradition, and the Legacy of the Akkadians. Oxford University Press. p. 222, note 26. ISBN 978-0-19-090301-5.


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