Abstract

In the 3 Millennium BC, Babylonia witnessed the hegemony of Kish, the struggle between Lagash and Umma, and the expansion of the Akkad Kingdom. In North Mesopotamia and Syria, one hundred-years war broke out between Ebla and Mari for the control of trade routes, while Urkesh actively developed friendly relations with the Akkad Kingdom. In the diplomatic activities, a series of diplomatic practices have been formed: the fraternal relationship in the diplomatic relations, the diplomatic marriage to consolidate friendly relations, declaration of war before war, the treaty to deal with dispute, the envoys in foreign affairs negotiations, the joint fight against fugitives and the protection of businessmen. The Western Asian diplomacy in the 3rd Millennium B.C. established the tradition for the ancient Western Asia and even the Near East diplomacy: the family-diplomatic diplomatic relations model, the tradition of swearing, and the divine judgment guaranteeing the performance of the treaty.

Published on Journal of Foreign Studies,Issue 1, 2022.