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11-DEC-2006

Istanbul dec 2007 1057.jpg

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Hero between two lions on the base, Late Hittite, 9th century BC On the base a statue. Zincirli.

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: Website of ‘hittitemonuments.com’ & Wikipedia.

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