Mesopotamian history is really my stronger part, and in my society I consider myself an expert to the subject.
But last week, while reading about Mari, I was shocked to find out that Jamhad ever existed.
I started reading about it on Wikipedia, and it seems like an important regional power of the time, though I can't recall ever hearing that name.
Trying to find an explanation for that, I want to ask here - Does anyone know if many of information about Jamhad comes from new discoveries?
I see that a year ago, the Wikipedia article about Jamhad was much thinner. Is there any practical reason for that?
I'm thinking article expansion.
As per Mesopotamian history, I can recommend Van De Mieroop's A History of the Ancient Near East ca. 3000-323 BC. Very thorough introduction with excellent bibliography.