The location of the Arabian kingdom of…

The location of the Arabian kingdom of Majan, referred to in Sumerian cuneiform texts of around 2300 BCE as a source of copper and diorite for Mesopotamia, is not known with certainty, but most of the archaeological and geological evidence suggests that Majan was part of what is now Oman.

Strategically situated outside the Straits of Hormuz on the southern shore of the Gulf of Oman, Majan is a link between the Mediterranean and the Far East, dominating the sea lanes between the Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, and the Indian Ocean coast of Africa to the island of Zanzibar.

Trade was common between Majan and Ur before the reigns of the Gutian kings over Ur.

After they are deposed, Ur-nammu of Ur restores the roads and trade resumes between the two nations.