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RSS FeedsMesopotamian King Sargon II envisioned ancient city Karkemish as western Assyrian capital
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)

 
 

19 april 2019 17:29:39

 
Mesopotamian King Sargon II envisioned ancient city Karkemish as western Assyrian capital
(PHYSorg.com Archaeology & Fossils)
 


In `A New Historical Inscription of Sargon II from Karkemish,` published in the Journal of Near Eastern Studies, Gianni Marchesi translates a recently discovered inscription of the Assyrian King Sargon II found at the ruins of the ancient city of Karkemish. The inscription, which dates to around 713 B.C., details Sargon`s conquest, occupation, and reorganization of Karkemish, including his rebuilding the city with ritual ceremonies usually reserved for royal palaces in capital cities. The text implies that Sargon may have been planning to make Karkemish a western capital of Assyria, from which he could administer and control his empire`s western territories.


 
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