Arslantepe (Melid)
settlement · 4000 BC – 2099 AD
Arslantepe became an important center in the Late Chalcolithic period. With the decline of the Hittite empire, the site became the center of an independent Luwian Neo-Hittite state (Kammanu). The state became a tributary of the Assyrian empire under Tiglath-Pileser I (1115-1077 BC) and it was sacked by Sargon II in 712 BC.
- Coordinates
- 38.38206, 38.36120
- Also known as
- Arslantepe (tr), Arslantepe (tr), Arslantepe Mound (en), Arslantepe Mound (en)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)