Earliest known reference to Anatolian Karu

Time: 2350s BC warning

Place: Mesopotamia (Present-Day Iraq)

Details: Assyria seems to have already been firmly involved in trade in Asia Minor by this time; the earliest known reference to Anatolian Karu in Hatti was found on later cuneiform tablets describing the early period of the Akkadian Empire (c. 2350 BC). On those tablets, Assyrian traders in Burushanda implored the help of their ruler, Sargon the Great, and this appellation continued to exist throughout the Assyrian Empire for about 1,700 years. The name "Hatti" itself even appears in later accounts of his grandson, Naram-Sin, campaigning in Anatolia.

Best-effort ordering. Some events may appear out of order since many are only known to the year, but they are usually around the same period.

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