Dilmun
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Dilmun, or Telmun, was an ancient East Semitic–speaking civilization in Eastern Arabia mentioned from the 3rd millennium BC onwards, covering the transition from Prehistoric Arabia into the historic p
Votive relief of Ur-Nanshe, king of Lagash: one of the inscriptions reads, "boats from the (distant) land of Dilmun carried the wood (for him)", which is the oldest known written record of Dilmun and importation of goods into Mesopotamia.
![Receipt for garments sent by boat to Dilmun in the 1st year of Ibbi-Sin's rule, c. 2028 BC. British Museum BM 130462.[full citation needed]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Receipt_for_garnments_sent_by_boat_to_Dilmun_BM_130462.jpg/500px-Receipt_for_garnments_sent_by_boat_to_Dilmun_BM_130462.jpg)
Receipt for garments sent by boat to Dilmun in the 1st year of Ibbi-Sin's rule, c. 2028 BC. British Museum BM 130462.[full citation needed]
Bull's head, made of copper in the early period of Dilmun (c. 2000 BC), discovered by Danish archeologists under Barbar Temple, Bahrain
Correspondence between Ilī-ippašra, the governor of Dilmun, and Enlil-kidinni, the governor of Nippur,c. 1350 BC
The concept of a garden of the gods or a divine paradise may have originated in Sumer. The concept of this home of the immortals was later handed down to the Babylonians, who conquered Sumer.
Dilmun
…known ancient text. Dilmun was mentioned by the Mesopotamians as a trade partner, a source of copper, and a trade entrepôt. The Sumerian tale of the garden paradise of Dilmun may have been an inspiration for the Garden of Eden story. Dilmun was an important trading center from the late fourth millennium BC to 800…
A cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani, which are associated with the "garden of the gods"
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