Emar
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Emar was an ancient Near Eastern city on the Euphrates River, known as a significant Late Bronze Age administrative and cultural center whose rich cuneiform archives have illuminated Hittite and Syrian history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emar canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Meskene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicallyAttestedFrom | 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| chronologicallyAttestedUntil | 12th century BCE ⓘ |
| destroyedInCentury | 12th century BCE ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| economicBase |
agriculture
ⓘ
riverine trade ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | French archaeological missions ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSite | Meskene-Emar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchiveSize | thousands of cuneiform tablets ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
Hittite-appointed officials
ⓘ
local dynastic rulers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city walls
ⓘ
palatial buildings ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfDocuments |
administrative texts
ⓘ
economic texts ⓘ legal texts ⓘ letters ⓘ religious texts ⓘ ritual texts ⓘ |
| importantFor |
Hittite history
ⓘ
Syrian history ⓘ study of Late Bronze Age administration ⓘ study of ancient Near Eastern religion ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative role
ⓘ
cultural significance ⓘ cuneiform archives ⓘ |
| languageOfTexts |
Akkadian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hurrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | ancient Near East ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Euphrates River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Syrian Arab Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyAncientCity |
Carchemish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ebla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Syro-Hittite cultural sphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicallyInfluencedBy |
Hittite Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitanni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousRole | cult center ⓘ |
| religiousTextsImportantFor | study of West Semitic ritual ⓘ |
| scriptUsed | cuneiform ⓘ |
| urbanFunction |
regional administrative center
ⓘ
trading center ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.