Abarsal was a
city-state
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of
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia ''Mesopotamíā''; ar, بِلَاد ٱلرَّافِدَيْن or ; syc, ܐܪܡ ܢܗܪ̈ܝܢ, or , ) is a historical region of Western Asia situated within the Tigris–Euphrates river system, in the northern part of the ...
in the area of the
Euphrates
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. Very litte is known of the history of the town and the site is unidentified at the moment. It could be the city of Aburru mentioned in various texts of the tablets of Mari, which was located south of
Emar
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to
Qalat Gabir
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* Qalat (fortress), a fortified place or fortified village
Afghanistan
* Qalat, Zabul, a city and provincial capital
* Kalat, Badakhshan, a small village
Algeria
* Qalat Ibn Salama, ...
. A second theory says that could be Apishal.
About 2420 BC, King
Iblul-Il
Iblul-Il (reigned c. 2380 BC), was the most energetic king ( Lugal) of the second Mariote kingdom, noted for his extensive campaigns in the middle Euphrates valley against the Eblaites, and in the upper Tigris region against various opponents, w ...
was called King of Mari Abarsal.
Vizier of Ebla Ibrium (24th-century BC) campaigned against the city of Abarsal during the time of vizier
Arrukum.
[Mario Liverani (2013). The Ancient Near East: History, Society and Economy. p. 119.]
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Ancient cities of the Middle East
Mesopotamia