Carchemish

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Carchemish

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:ancient_city
gptkbp:abandoned	after 605 BC
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite	yes
gptkbp:battle	gptkb:Babylonian_Empire gptkb:Egyptian_Empire
gptkbp:controlledBy	gptkb:Neo-Assyrian_Empire gptkb:Neo-Babylonian_Empire gptkb:Hittite_Empire
gptkbp:currentLocation	gptkb:Syria gptkb:Turkey
gptkbp:dateOfBattle	605 BC
gptkbp:excavatedBy	gptkb:T._E._Lawrence gptkb:D._G._Hogarth gptkb:Leonard_Woolley
gptkbp:historicalRegion	gptkb:Upper_Mesopotamia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Carchemish
gptkbp:importantFor	gptkb:military trade
gptkbp:languageSpoken	Akkadian Hurrian Luwian
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:northern_Syria
gptkbp:locatedOn	gptkb:Euphrates_River
gptkbp:mentionedIn	gptkb:Hebrew_Bible Assyrian records Egyptian records
gptkbp:near	gptkb:modern-day_Jarabulus
gptkbp:notableSite	gptkb:Battle_of_Carchemish
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list	yes
gptkbp:writingSystem	gptkb:Hieroglyphic_Luwian Cuneiform
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Karkamış gptkb:Yamhad gptkb:Luwian_mythology gptkb:ancient_Near_East gptkb:Neo-Hittite_kings gptkb:Hadad gptkb:Battle_of_Carchemish gptkb:Battle_of_Carchemish_(605_BC) gptkb:Bit-Adini gptkb:Hittite_Empire gptkb:Neo-Hittite_states
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6