Zincirli
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Zincirli is an important archaeological site in southeastern Turkey, known as the ancient Neo-Hittite and Aramaean city of Sam’al.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aramaean city-state
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Neo-Hittite city-state ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sam’al NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithKingdom | Kingdom of Sam’al NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Aramaean
NERFINISHED
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Neo-Hittite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
German Oriental Society
NERFINISHED
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University of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Chicago Oriental Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Tübingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavationsEndDate | 1902 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavationsStartDate | 1888 ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
7th century BCE
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8th century BCE ⓘ 9th century BCE ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAncientName | Sam’al NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance |
important source for Iron Age Levantine epigraphy
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key site for study of Neo-Hittite and Aramaean cultures ⓘ |
| hasCityPlanShape | oval ⓘ |
| hasDefensiveFeature |
city gates
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double city wall ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasNotableArtifactType |
basalt orthostats
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inscribed stelae ⓘ relief sculptures ⓘ |
| hasNotableFind |
city gate reliefs
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funerary stelae ⓘ lion sculptures ⓘ royal inscriptions of Sam’al ⓘ statues of rulers ⓘ |
| hasNotableInscriptionLanguage |
Aramaic
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Hieroglyphic Luwian NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoenician ⓘ |
| hasNotableStructure |
inner citadel
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palaces ⓘ temples ⓘ |
| hasType |
fortified city
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walled citadel ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gaziantep Province
NERFINISHED
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Turkey ⓘ southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| modernExcavationsResumed | 2006 ⓘ |
| overlordInPeriod | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Syro-Hittite states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionInAntiquity |
Syro-Anatolia
NERFINISHED
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northern Levant ⓘ |
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