Sam’al
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Sam’al was an important Iron Age city-state and archaeological site in the Syro-Anatolian region, known for its monumental architecture and distinctive Aramaic and Luwian inscriptions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age polity
ⓘ
ancient city-state ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| capitalOf | Kingdom of Sam’al NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Aramaean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luwian ⓘ Syro-Hittite ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German expeditions ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | late 19th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInCentury |
8th century BCE
ⓘ
9th century BCE ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalStratum |
Iron Age I
NERFINISHED
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Iron Age II NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Age III ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceType |
architectural remains
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epigraphic evidence ⓘ sculptural remains ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city wall
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gates with guardian figures ⓘ monumental stone statues ⓘ orthostat reliefs ⓘ palatial complex ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Luwian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfInscription |
Aramaic-Luwian bilinguals
ⓘ
bilingual inscriptions ⓘ funerary inscriptions ⓘ royal dedicatory inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem |
Aramaic alphabet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hieroglyphic Luwian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Aramaic inscriptions
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Luwian inscriptions ⓘ city fortifications ⓘ inscribed stone monuments ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| laterControlledBy | Neo-Assyrian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Syro-Anatolian region
NERFINISHED
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near modern Zincirli Höyük ⓘ southeastern Turkey ⓘ |
| modernSiteName | Zincirli Höyük NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Amanus Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Syro-Hittite states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent kingdom in early Iron Age ⓘ |
| region | northern Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Luwian-Hittite religious traditions
ⓘ
West Semitic religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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