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

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

From Washington Post • Jan. 28, 2015

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

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

Calah paid 9 talents; Carchemish, once the rich capital of the Hittites, paid 100; Arpad 30; and Megiddo but 15.

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

The next year, 717 b.c., came the turn of Pisîris of Carchemish, who had tried to get Mitâ king of Musku to join him in a rebellion against Assyria.

From The Old Testament In the Light of The Historical Records and Legends of Assyria and Babylonia by Pinches, Theophilus Goldridge