Alalakh
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Alalakh is an important ancient Near Eastern city-state and archaeological site in the Amuq Valley, known for its rich Bronze Age remains and cuneiform archives.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age site
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ancient city-state ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| destroyedInCentury | 13th century BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Leonard Woolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
15th century BCE
ⓘ
16th century BCE ⓘ 17th century BCE ⓘ 18th century BCE ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Late Bronze Age I
ⓘ
Middle Bronze Age II ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalStratum |
Late Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArtifact |
cuneiform legal texts
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diplomatic correspondence ⓘ economic tablets ⓘ statue of Idrimi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDynasticAffiliation | Yamhad dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city fortifications
ⓘ
gate structures ⓘ palace complex ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ |
| hasLanguageEvidence |
Akkadian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hittite ⓘ Hurrian NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumerian ⓘ |
| hasModernName | Tell Atchana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRuler |
Ammitakum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idrimi NERFINISHED ⓘ Niqmepa NERFINISHED ⓘ Yarim-Lim of Alalakh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative tablets
ⓘ
cuneiform archives ⓘ palatial architecture ⓘ rich Bronze Age remains ⓘ temple remains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amuq Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hatay Province NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Orontes River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern Tell Atchana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorExcavationEndYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| majorExcavationStartYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Hittite texts
ⓘ
Mari archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Near East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vassalOf |
Hittite Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamhad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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