Carchemish

American  

[kahr-kuh-mish, kahr-kee-] / ˈkɑr kə mɪʃ, kɑrˈki- /

Or Charchemish

noun

1. an ancient city in S Turkey, on the upper Euphrates: important city in the Mitanni kingdom; later the capital of the Hittite empire.

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Carchemish British  

/ kɑːˈkiː-, ˈkɑːkəmɪʃ /

noun

1. an ancient city in Syria on the Euphrates, lying on major trade routes; site of a victory of the Babylonians over the Egyptians (605 _bc )

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Example Sentences

Ultimately he was allowed to use his fellowship money to underwrite a stint at a Hittite archaeological site in Carchemish.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2015

At Carchemish, Lawrence grew devoted to a young Arab named Dahoum.

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2015

Gertrude Bell, the writer and political officer who would play a vital role in the creation of Iraq, found him in 1911 excavating the ancient city of Carchemish on the Syrian-Turkish border.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2010

The frequent reference to the mina of Carchemish alongside the king's mina is eloquent as to the commercial eminence of the old Hittite capital.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)

They are always found associated with sculptures in a curious style of art, some of which from Carchemish, the modern Jerablûs, are now in the British Museum.

From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)