Amorites
ancient Northwest Semitic-speaking people from the Levant
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Summary
Amorites is a people[1]. They ranks in the top 10% of people entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,115 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: Amorite[3]
- Instance of: historical ethnic group[4]
- Subclass of: Ancient Semitic-speaking peoples[5]
- Part of: Semitic people[6]
- Commons category: Amorites[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Amorites[8], Category:Amorite people[9]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[12], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[15], Pauly–Wissowa[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Kościelna encyclopedia[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[21]
- Present in work: Genesis 10[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
Why It Matters
Amorites has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] They is known by 115 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]