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Aleppo Citadel - TheatreTalmi-Sharruma inscription (ALEPPO 1)Talmi-Sharruma inscription (ALEPPO 1)Aleppo, Citadel, remains of the temple of Hadad, a Semitic god of the thunderstormAleppo, Slab with a winged lionAleppo, Mosaic with personification of the river Phison, one of rivers issuing out the Garden of EdenAleppo, Slab with palmtree and slab with a lionAleppo, Slab with sheep and birdAleppo, Slab with oystrich and slab with a lionAleppo, TigermosaicAleppo, EagleAleppo, Slab with watercarrierAleppo, Stele of Germanicus Andros with Greek inscriptionAleppo, Statue of a lionTartous, glass bowlAleppo, Stele of Germanicus Andros with Greek inscriptionAleppo, Tombstone of M. Titius Lixia, Cohort III Thracum Syriacae, with Roman inscriptionAleppo, Statue of a standing man, posibly a prince of Efrad, found in Ain el tellAleppo, Terracotta tablet with Arameen inscriptionAleppo, Statue of a sitting man with Greek inscriptionAleppo, Relief of Hadad, god of the thunderstorm, found in BabylonAleppo, Headless statue of a Parthian warriorAleppo, Slab with warrior(king?) and slab with scaffolding horseAleppo, Relief showing a sitting and a standing women, with an eagle, a dog and a brancheAleppo, Slab with bull and slab with male servantAleppo, Relief showing a sitting and a standing women, with an eagle, a dog and a brancheAleppo, Slab with male servant and slab with lionAleppo, Mosaic with personification of the river Gihon, one of rivers issuing out the Garden of EdenStele of the priest Si Gabbor from Nerebu, VII century BC

Location:

  • Syrian Arab Republic, Aleppo
  • geo:36.199295,37.163956
  • Location ± 25-100 m.

Period or year:

  • -3xx / unknown

Class:

  • Castle
  • visible

Identifiers:

Annotations

Aleppo Citadel lLocated on a naturally formed hill at the center of the old city. The Seleucids constructed fortifications at the site.

Sources:

  1. Getzel M. Cohen, The Hellenistic Settlements in Syria, the Red Sea Basin, and North Africa, University of California Pres 2006, pp. 153-155
  2. Trevor Bryce, Ancient Syria: A Three Thousand Year History, OUP Oxford 2014, p. 111

Relevant museums

Aleppo, National Museum

Large collection of Bronze Age (a/o Ebla, Mari, Ugarit), Iron Age (Arslan Tash), Hellenistic, and Roman finds.

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Paris, Louvre

Paris, Louvre


Nearby

Aleppo Theatre - Beroia

Aleppo Theatre - Beroia

Talmi-Sharruma inscription, Aleppo 1

Talmi-Sharruma inscription, Aleppo 1

Hadad Temple, Aleppo

Temple of the Storm God inside the citadel.


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