Carchemish

Viceroyalty of Carchemish / Kingdom of Carchemish
Karkamiša
Viceroyalty of Carchemish / Kingdom of Carchemish Karkamiša
c. 1321 BC–717 BC
	Carchemish among the Neo-Hittite states
Capital	Carchemish
Common languages	Hittite, Hieroglyphic Luwian
Religion	Hittite-Luwian religion
Government	Monarchy
Historical era	Bronze Age, Iron Age
• Established	c. 1321 BC
• Disestablished	717 BC
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Mitanni
	Hittites
Neo-Assyrian Empire
Today part of	Turkey; Syria

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Carchemish (/ˈkɑːrkəmɪʃ/ KAR-kəm-ish or /kɑːrˈkiːmɪʃ/ kar-KEE-mish), also spelled Karkemish (Turkish: Karkamış),^[a] was an important ancient capital in the northern part of the region of Syria. At times during its history the city was independent, but it was also part of the Mitanni, Hittite and Neo-Assyrian Empires. Today it is on the frontier between Turkey and Syria.

It was the location of an important battle, about 605 BC, between the Babylonians and Egyptians, mentioned in the Bible (Jer. 46:2, 2 Chron. 35:20).^[7] Modern neighbouring cities are Karkamış in Turkey and Jarabulus in Syria (also Djerablus, Jerablus, Jarablos, Jarâblos).^[8]

^ "Kargamiš." Hawkins J.D., 1980.
^ Hawkins, John D (2000). Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions. Vol. 1: Inscriptions of the Iron Age. Part 1: Text, Introduction, Karatepe, Karkamis, Tell Ahmar, Maras, Malatya, Commagene. Walter de Gruyter. p. 74. ISBN 978-3-110-80420-1.
^ Hawkins, John D (2000). Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions. Vol. 1: Inscriptions of the Iron Age. Part 3: Plates. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 80, 83. ISBN 978-3-110-10864-4.
^ Parpola, Simo (1970). Neo-Assyrian Toponyms. Kevaeler: Butzon & Bercker. pp. 364–365.
^ Cite error: The named reference Gauthier157 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Budge1042 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Lemche, Niels Peter (2004). Historical dictionary of ancient Israel. Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-8108-4848-1.
^ "Lawrence of Arabia . Locations . Syria". Pbs.org.

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[1] "Kargamiš." Hawkins J.D., 1980.

[2] Hawkins, John D (2000). Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions. Vol. 1: Inscriptions of the Iron Age. Part 1: Text, Introduction, Karatepe, Karkamis, Tell Ahmar, Maras, Malatya, Commagene. Walter de Gruyter. p. 74. ISBN 978-3-110-80420-1.

[3] Hawkins, John D (2000). Corpus of Hieroglyphic Luwian Inscriptions. Vol. 1: Inscriptions of the Iron Age. Part 3: Plates. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 80, 83. ISBN 978-3-110-10864-4.

[4] Parpola, Simo (1970). Neo-Assyrian Toponyms. Kevaeler: Butzon & Bercker. pp. 364–365.

[Gauthier157-5] Cite error: The named reference Gauthier157 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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[:0-8] Lemche, Niels Peter (2004). Historical dictionary of ancient Israel. Historical dictionaries of ancient civilizations and historical eras. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-8108-4848-1.

[9] "Lawrence of Arabia . Locations . Syria". Pbs.org.

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