People / group

Sim'alites

Also known as Bin-Sim'al

The Sim'alites (Bin-Sim'al, 'sons of the left') were a confederation of Amorite pastoral tribes of the middle Euphrates and Khabur region in the early second millennium BCE. Zimri-Lim of Mari belonged to them, and their mobile herders, the Hana, formed a major part of his kingdom. Their relations with the rival Yaminites are a central theme of the Mari archives.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sim'alites. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/simalites
MLA: “Sim'alites.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/simalites. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Sim'alites.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/simalites.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Sim'alites’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/simalites (Accessed: ).

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