In Bronze Age Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets from ancient Sumer, the geographical region of Oman was famously referred to as:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Magan
- Step 1: Sumerian records dating back to the third millennium BCE (circa 2500-2000 BCE) describe trade with three distant maritime lands:
- Step 2: Dilmun (modern Bahrain / Eastern Arabia), Magan (Oman), and Meluhha (Indus Valley).
- Step 3: Magan was renowned across Mesopotamia as the primary source of high-purity copper and diorite black stone.
Answer
Magan.
Why not the others: 'Dilmun' was the ancient trade entrepot in Bahrain; 'Meluhha' referred to the Indus Valley civilization; 'Punt' was an ancient East African trading partner of New Kingdom Egypt.
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