Sam'al

archaeological site · 2000 BC – 2100 AD

A Hittite and Aramaean city located at Zincirli Höyük in the Anti-Taurus mountains. The site appears in Neo-Assyrian sources as Samʾalla and Aramaic texts as šmʿl (also yʾdy). It is identified with the modern site of Zincirli.

Sam'al
Coordinates
37.10319, 36.67833
Also known as
Samʾal (akk), Samʾalla (akk), Samʾallāja, Samʾallāya (akk), Samʾalāja, Samʾalāya (akk), Zincirli Huyuk (tr), Zincirli Hüyük (tr)
Dating
attested

Sources

See Sam'al on the map →

Sam'al — Ancient Maps