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What name did Mesopotamian trade documents use for the Indus valley civilization?

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Map showing important sites in the history of the ancient Indus civilization, including cities and agricultural sites, along with the locations of modern-day cities.
Indus civilization

Mesopotamian trade documents, official inscriptions, and lists of goods referred to the Indus region by the name Meluhha. This ancient Akkadian term is frequently cited in literary references dating from the Akkadian, Ur III, and Isin-Larsa periods, providing significant evidence of the historical trade relationship between the two civilizations.12