Zamua (alsoMazamua) was an ancientIron Age Pre-Iranian kingdom, corresponding with the earlier kingdom ofLullubi,[1] which stretched fromLake Urmia to the upper reaches of theDiyala River, roughly corresponding with the modernSulaimania governorate (still called Zamua/Zamwa ) inIraqi Kurdistan. It was centered atSharazur plain.Ameka andArashtua were two southern Zamuan kingdoms. A tribal chief (Nasiku) bearing theAkkadian name ofNūr-Adad was a Zamuan leader who launched a failed resistance against Assyrian domination. Its inhabitants were most probably related to theGutians living east and south of Zamua, and theHurrians living northwest of the Kingdom.
The northern regions of Zamua (towards lake Urmia) were known asInner Zamua.Ida was the most important state in Inner Zamua, withNikdera one of its most important rulers.
Stela of Iddi-Sin, King ofSimurrum. It dates back to the Old Babylonian Period. FromQarachatan Village, Slemani Governorate, Iraqi Kurdistan. Located in the Slemani Museum, Iraq.
In theNeo-Assyrian Period, Mazamua was an Assyrian province with the provincial capital of the same name Mazamua (modernSuleimaniya).[2]Lake Zeribar was considered by the Assyrians as Inner Mazamua. The region ofSlemaniwas known asZamwaprior to the foundation of the modern city in 1784. It is surrounded by the Azmar (Ezmer), Goizha (Goyje) and Qaiwan (Qeywan) Mountains in the northeast, Baranan Mountain in the south and the Tasluja Hills in the west. The city has a semi-arid climate with very hot dry summers and cold wet winters.
A letter is known whereSargon II speaks to Šarru-emuranni, his governor of Mazamua.[3]
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