alleryBy what name did Sumerian texts probably refer to the Indus region?
ADilmun
BMeluhha
CMagan
DAkkad
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Meluhha
1. Sumerian texts name a trading partner of Sumer called Meluhha.
2. Most scholars associate it with the Indus Valley Civilisation.
3. Dilmun is modern Bahrain, a middleman, and Akkad is in Mesopotamia.
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