kingdom · Anatolia and the Levant

Bit Zamani

950 BCE – 830 BCE (approx.) · capital Amedi

Bit Zamani, an Aramaean kingdom on the upper Tigris around Amedi, modern Diyarbakır, absorbed by Assyria in the 9th century BCE.

Origins

Aramaean groups established Bit Zamani on the upper Tigris after the Late Bronze Age collapse, with its capital at Amedi, the city that became Diyarbakır. It appears in Assyrian sources from the late 10th century BCE.

Rule and society

Its rulers controlled the routes between Assyria and the copper of Anatolia. Ammi-ba'al made a treaty with Ashurnasirpal II of the Assyrian Empire but was murdered by rebels in 879 BCE, prompting an Assyrian campaign.

Decline and legacy

Assyrian kings reduced Bit Zamani to a vassal and then, by the late 9th century BCE, a province called Amedi. The city has remained a regional centre ever since.

Few sources survive for this state; details are uncertain.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bit Zamani. In The Epoch Institute States Register. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/bit-zamani
MLA
“Bit Zamani.” The Epoch Institute States Register, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/bit-zamani. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Bit Zamani.” The Epoch Institute States Register. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/bit-zamani.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Bit Zamani’, The Epoch Institute States Register. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/state/bit-zamani (Accessed: ).

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