Magan (civilization)

Magan (also Majan[1]) was an ancient region in what is now modern day Oman and United Arab Emirates and possibly Makran[2].

As discussed by The Archeology Fund founded by Juris Zarins, "The Sumerian cities of southern Mesopotamia were closely linked to the Gulf.

[4][5] In the past, historians had debated possible locations, including the region of Yemen known as Ma'in,[6] in the south of Upper Egypt, in Nubia or the Sudan, and others as part of today's Iran and Pakistan.

Sumerian sources also point to 'Tilmun' (accepted today as being centered in modern Bahrain) and Meluhha (thought to refer to the Indus Valley).

[14] They have also revealed what is thought to be the oldest case on record of poliomyelitis, with the distinctive signs of the disease found in the skeleton of a woman from Tell Abraq, in modern Umm Al Quwain.

Location of foreign lands for the Mesopotamians, including Elam , Magan, Dilmun , Marhashi and Meluhha .
Model of a Magan boat
Gudea cylinders inscription A IX:19. Gudea mentions the devotions to his Temple: "Magan and Meluhha will come down from their mountains to attend". [ 9 ] The words Magan (𒈣𒃶) and Meluhha (𒈨𒈛𒄩) appear vertically in the first column on the right. [ 10 ]