Gurgum (kingdom)
region · 1200 BC – 500 BC
The Neo-Hittite kingdom of Gurgum (Hittite Karkuma, Luwian Kurkuma, Aramaic grgm) was located north of the Amanus mountains. Gurgum, whose capital was Marqasi (modern Maraş), is known from Akkadian, Aramaic, Hittite, and Luwian sources.
- Coordinates
- 37.58127, 36.92751
- Also known as
- Bīt-Pa'alla (akk), Gurgume (akk), Gurgumme (akk), Gurgumāja, Gurgumāya (akk)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)