Amori - Amori

Japanese: アモリ - あもり
Amori - Amori

…In Akkadian documents from the second half of the 3rd millennium BCE, the name Amorites appears as a general term for the uncivilized semi-nomadic people of the Syrian Desert, which stretches west of Mesopotamia. In other words, the original meaning of the Amorites was "Western people." Around 2000 BCE, the Amorites invaded and settled in the fertile land of Mesopotamia.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Amori" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…前3千年紀後半のアッカド語の文献にすでに,メソポタミアの西に広がるシリア砂漠の未開の半遊牧民の総称としてでてくる。すなわちアモリ人の原意は〈西方人〉である。前2000年ころからアモリ人はメソポタミア沃地に侵入し定着するようになる。…

※「アモリ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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