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Early Hittite carving found by T. E. Lawrence and Leonard Woolley (right) in Carchemish.. Carchemish is now an extensive set of ruins (90 hectares, of which 55 lie in Turkey and 35 in Syria), located on the West bank of Euphrates River, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) southeast of Gaziantep, Turkey, and 100 kilometres (62 mi) northeast of Aleppo, Syria.
Til Barsip or Til Barsib (Hittite Masuwari, [1] modern Tell Ahmar; Arabic: تل أحمر) is an ancient site situated in Aleppo Governorate, Syria by the Euphrates river about 20 kilometers south of ancient Carchemish.
Sangara or Sangar [1] was a king of Carchemish.He belonged to the House of Suhi of Carchemish, and ruled from 870 to 848 BC. [2]Until recently, he was known only from Assyrian sources, but in 2015 he was also identified in Hieroglyphic Luwian by the Turco-Italian Archaeological Expedition at Karkemish.
The House of Suhi was a dynasty of rulers of Carchemish. The members of this dynasty are best known to us through Hieroglyphic Luwian sources. Only one member of the house of Suhi is specifically mentioned in Assyrian sources. [1] The House of Suhi was followed by a dynasty known as the House of Astiruwa. [2]
When Harran was captured by the alliance in 609 BC, ending the Assyrian Empire, remnants of the Assyrian army joined Carchemish, a city under Egyptian rule, on the Euphrates river. Egypt, then under the rule of Necho II, was allied with the Assyrian king Ashur-uballit II, and marched in 609 BC to his aid against the Babylonians. [1]
Dynasty of Kuzi-Teššub (dynasty of Tudḫaliya I); Name Reign Notes Sources Kuzi-Teššub: ca. 1200/ early - mid 12th century/ 1180 - 1150 [19]: king of Carchemish: Luwian
The Project aimed to provide a broader landscape context to the ancient major site of Carchemish, investigating the terrain away from the river. It has demonstrated that the area was well settled throughout the Holocene period and that the seemingly dense settlement of the Euphrates Valley continues away from the river valley towards the west.
It was fought near the ancient city Hamath on the Orontes. In this battle, Nebuchadnezzar further shattered the remnants of Necho II 's Egyptian army that he had previously defeated in the Battle of Carchemish .