#alalakh

[ancientstuff]

3,400-year-old cuneiform tablet found in Turkey’s Hatay

A 3,400-year-old tablet has been found in archaeological excavations carried out in Tell Atchana, the Bronze Age city of Alalakh in the Rey...

I don’t know much about clay cuneiform tablets, except for the Amarna Letters, but that seems small in size. Does anyone know if that’s the usual size, and the Amarna Letters are just massive?

[danieleneandermancini]

TAVOLETTA IN CARATTERI CUNEIFORMI CON "LISTA DELLA SPESA" RINVENUTA AD ALALAKH, TURCHIA

TAVOLETTA IN CARATTERI CUNEIFORMI CON "LISTA DELLA SPESA" RINVENUTA AD ALALAKH, TURCHIA

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'Başkent Alalakh' gün yüzüne çıkarılıyor - Kültür-Sanat Haberleri

‘Başkent Alalakh’ gün yüzüne çıkarılıyor – Kültür-Sanat Haberleri

28 Temmuz, 2016 02:58 tarihli ‘Başkent Alalakh’ gün yüzüne çıkarılıyor haberi ve diğer en çok tercih edilen paparazzi haberleri bizden okuyun. ‘Başkent Alalakh’ gün yüzüne çıkarılıyor

Amik Ovası çevresinde Orta ve Geç Tunç Çağ döneminde Mukiş Krallığı’nın başkenti olan Alalakh’ta yürütülen arkeolojik kazılarda, tapınak, saray ve anıtsal kale yapıları gibi döneme ışık tutacak kalıntıların gün…

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[fishstickmonkey]

Rectangular Plaque

Period: Bronze Age: Middle Bronze Age I

Dimensions: H: 6.8cm. W: 3.4cm.

Region: Syria

Find Spot: Tell Atchana/Alalakh

Ashmolean Museum

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Archaeology and photography at ancient Alalakh

Koç University’s Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations (RCAC) in Istanbul is hosting an exhibition titled “The Forgotten Kingdom, Archaeology and Photography at Ancient Alalakh.”

An ancient city-state, Alalakh was a late Bronze Age capital in the Amuq River valley of the eastern province of Hatay. It was occupied even before 2,000 B.C., when the first palace was built, and likely destroyed in the 12th century B.C., after which it was never reoccupied. The city contained palaces, temples, private houses and fortifications. Contemporary Antakya developed near the site.

Curated by Murat Akar and Hélène Maloigne, the exhibition consists of photographs from the area’s first excavation by British archaeologist Sir Leonard Woolley in the 1930s, alongside photographs from this century by Akar. Read more.

[godotyaringelecekmis]

Mukiş Krallığı bir selam çakıyor bize; 3 bin sene önceki işçilerle beraber. #Alalakh #tell #atchana #kazı #sezonu #bitti. (antakya reyhanlı'da)

[ancientart]

Details of the Statue of Idrimi showing the biography written in cuneiform which covers it.

This sculpture dates to the 16th century BCE, and was excavated by Leonard Woolley in the ruins of a temple at the site of Tell Atchana (ancient Alalakh, modern Turkey). You can view the full sculpture here. The statue is of Idrimi, a king of Alalakh, and is covered with his biography in cuneiform:

The statue is inscribed in faulty Akkadian, using a poor cuneiform script, with an autobiography of Idrimi. It is a unique type of text signed by the scribe who wrote it. Idrimi was one of the sons of the royal house of Aleppo, which was subject to the powerful kingdom of Mitanni. The territory of Aleppo included the smaller city state of Alalakh. Following a failed revolt, Idrimi and some of his family fled to Emar (now Meskene) on the Euphrates, which was ruled by his mother's family.

From there he went south to live among nomads in Canaan (the earliest known reference to this land). Here he gathered troops and received popular support and help from his family. In time he made overtures to Parattarna, the king of Mitanni, who recognized his control of Alalakh. The inscription states that he had been ruling for thirty years when he had the statue inscribed, though it has been suggested that the text was actually added to the statue about three hundred years after Idrimi. The inscription ends with curses on anyone who would destroy the statue. (BM)

Courtesy of & currently located at the British Museum, London. Photos taken by Klaus Wagensonner. ME 130738A.