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Tell Afis
35.9050° N, 36.7986° E
About
Tell Afis is an archaeological site in the Idlib Governorate of northern Syria, lying about fifty kilometers southeast of Aleppo and 11 kilometers north of the ancient site of Ebla. The site is thought to be that of ancient Hazrek (under Neo-Assyrians - Hatarikka) capital of the Kingdom of Hamath and Luhuti. The Stele of Zakkur (KAI 202), dated c, 785 BC, which contains a dedication in Aramaic to the gods Iluwer and Baalshamin, was discovered at the top of the acropolis in 1903 by the French Consul Henri Pognon. It is now in the Louvre Museum.
Historical Timeline
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Sargon II defeats Hamath
720 BC
Neo‑Assyrian occupation
c. 738 BC
Hattusili III period evidence
13th century BC
Hittite expansion under Šuppiluliuma I
c. 1350–1345 BC
Mitanni control
15th century BC
Middle Bronze IIA (Yamhad control)
c. 1820–1628 BC
Stele of Zakkur discovery
1903
Albright surface collection
1932
Paolo Matthiae seasons
1970, 1972, 1978
Joint university excavations
1986–2010
Early Bronze Age occupation
2500–2000 BC
Late Chalcolithic occupation
4000–3200 BC
Archaeological Features
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Food Production and Processing Features
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