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Dick Osseman | all galleries >> Istanbul >> Museums - Müzeler >> Istanbul Ancient Orient Museum > Istanbul dec 2007 1048.jpg
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11-DEC-2006

Istanbul dec 2007 1048.jpg

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From the West side of the citadel of the city of Zincirli, 9th century BC. A war chariot.

On the ground: a crushed enemy. Neo-hittite relief, Aramean style, c. 9th century BC.

Zincirli/Samal lies in the province of Gaziantep, 10 km north of the district town of Islahiye.
The kingdom of Samal was a Neo-Hittite/Aramean middle power of the Middle-East (900-850 BC), then became a vassal state of the rising Neo-Assyrian empire and later a province of that empire. Excavations revealed a heavily fortified citadel within a larger double walled fortification with 100 bastions and three gates.
The Samal kingdom ended shortly after the annihilation of Assyria (612 BC).

Correspondent: J.M.Criel, Antwerpen.
Sources: ‘Anadolu Uygarlıkları’ (Anatolian Civilisations) – Prof.Dr. Ekrem Akurgal , Wikipedia
& Website of ‘hittitemonuments.com’ .

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