Suë
| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Suë was a town of Mesopotamia mentioned by Pliny[1].
Variants
Jat Places Namesake
- Sui = Suë (Pliny.vi.30). Sui (सूई) is a village in Bawani Khera tehsil of district Bhiwani of Haryana.
- Sui /Suin = Suë (Pliny.vi.30). Suin (सूईं)/ Sui (सूई) is a village in Lunkaransar tehsil in Bikaner district in Rajasthan, India. Suin was the capital of the republic of Sihag gotra Jats in Jangladesh.
Mention by Pliny
Pliny[2] mentions Mesopotamia.... Up to the Gordyæi8 join the Aloni, through whose territory runs the river Zerbis, which falls into the Tigris; next are the Azones, the Silici, a mountain tribe, and the Orontes, to the west of whom lies the town of Gaugamela9, as also Suë, situate upon the rocks.
8 The mountains of the Gordyæi are mentioned in c. 12.
9 This, as previously mentioned in a Note to c. 16, was the scene of the last great battle between Alexander and Darius, and known as the battle of Arbela. It has been suggested that it may perhaps be represented by a place now called Karnelis. See p. 27.