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The first written information about
the tribes of ancient
Azerbaijan was introduced in Sumerian sagas and cuneiform
writings. The Kuti tribes resided to the west; but Sub, Lulluby,
Turukk - to the south of Urmiya lake. The Sub and Turukk
tribes joined the Lulluby tribal unities.
They were engaged
mainly in the cattle-breeding.
The Lullubies were known as brave, warlike and bold
tribal unities in the Near Eastern countries. They kept
trade
relations with Mesopotamia. They exchanged cattle to grain.
They worshiped deities of the Sky, the Sun, the Moon and the
goddess of love and fertility.
The Country of Aratta. Aratta was a mountainous
country. The Turkish people used
the words Alataa, Alatuu,
Alatau, Aladagh and etc. in the meaning of a mountain and
mountain chain. Aratta was an early form of these words.
Aratta was the first ancient state entity arisen in the territory of
Azerbaijan. This state
existed in the first half of the 3rd mil-
lennium in the south-east of Urmiya Lake. Aratta maintained
economic, political and cultural relations with the Sumerian
city-states of Mesopotamia. As the Sumerians,
the country of
Aratta was also ruled by the ruler having the rank of En or
Enzi
. The main city of the country was called
Aratta. The
religious institutions were led by the priest Mashmash. The
ruler of Aratta belonged to the dynasty of the Turkish origin.
There existed polytheism in Aratta. The population worshiped
goddess Inane or other gods in Aratta.
Inane was considered as
the goddess of love and fertility.
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