Tell Afis
Tell Afis is an archaeological site in the Idlib region of northern Syria, and lies about fifty kilometres southeast of Aleppo.[1] The site is thought to be that of ancient Hazrek (or Hazrach; Hatarikka for the Assyrians) capital of Luhuti.[2][3] Also, this site may have been the ancient Hadrach, mentioned in the Bible.
تل آفس | |
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| Alternative name | Hazrek of Luhuti |
|---|---|
| Location | Syria |
| Region | Idlib region |
| Coordinates | 35.905°N 36.798611°E |
| Type | settlement |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1986–ongoing |
| Archaeologists | Stefania Mazzoni and Serena Maria Cecchini |
| Condition | ruins |
The Stele of Zakkur, which contains a dedication in Aramaic to the god Iluwer, was discovered here in 1903.
The site has been excavated since 1986 by a joint project from the universities of Rome, Pisa and Bologna, under the direction of Stefania Mazzoni and Serena Maria Cecchini.[4]
The site was reportedly damaged by encampments during the Syrian civil war.[5]
References
- Venturi, F. (2007) La Siria nell’Età delle Trasformazioni: Nuovi Contributi dallo Scavo di Tell Afis, Cooperativa Libraria Universitaria Editirice Bologna.
- Trevor Bryce. The Routledge Handbook of the Peoples and Places of Ancient Western Asia. p. 296.
- I. E. S. Edwards; Cyril John Gadd; Nicholas Geoffrey Lemprière Hammondpage. The Cambridge Ancient History: Early History of the Middle East. Part 2, Volume 1. p. 282.
- Venturi, F. (2007) La Siria nell’Età delle Trasformazioni: Nuovi Contributi dallo Scavo di Tell Afis, Cooperativa Libraria Universitaria Editirice Bologna.
- Cunliffe, Emma., Damage to the Soul: Syria's cultural heritage in conflict, Durham University and the Global Heritage Fund, 1 May 2012
1. Venturi, F. (2007) La Siria nell’Età delle Trasformazioni: Nuovi Contributi dallo Scavo di Tell Afis, Cooperativa Libraria Universitaria Editirice Bologna.
