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Yahdul-Lim
King of Carchemish
Reignc. 1764 – c. 1745 BC
PredecessorYatar-Ami
SuccessorAplah-anda II
Diedc. 1745 BC
FatherAplahanda

Yahdul-Lim (died c. 1745 BC) was a king of Carchemish proposed to have reigned between 1764 and 1745 BC. During this period, the information about Carchemish mostly comes from the archives of Mari, Syria.[1]

Family

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Son of Aplahanda, he succeeded his brother Yatar-Ami.[1] Little is known about his reign.[2]

Alternatively: Ya‘dun-Li’im, son of Bin-Ami, and successor of Yatar-Ami on the throne of Karkemish. Moreover, this new find makes it clear that Ya‘dun-Li’im was not a son of the famous Aplah-Anda, as was erroneously held previously, but rather a scion of a secondary branch of the royal family.[3]

Reign

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Yatar-Ami may have been a client of Mari. Yahdul-Lim, on the other hand, may have returned back to an alliance with Yamhad. This probably happened after Hammurabi conquered Mari around 1761 BC. Thereafter the history of Carchemish is unknown for a considerable time.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 W. J. Hamblin (12 April 2006). Warfare in Ancient Near East. Taylor & Francis. p. 267. ISBN 978-0-415-25588-2. Retrieved 4 October 2012. Archived version
  2. Dr Gwendolin Leick (17 August 1999). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Psychology Press. pp. 179–. ISBN 978-0-415-13230-5. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. Marchesi, G. The Middle Bronze Period [part of "Recent archaeological discoveries at Karkemish"]. News from the Lands of the Hittites 3-4, Pp. 259-262 and 337-342, 2019-2020.