Carchemish
or Char·che·mish
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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How to use Carchemish in a sentence
Its merchants grew rich, and "the mina of Carchemish" became a standard of value in the ancient world.
Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations | Archibald SayceBut Sargon was not allowed to retain possession of Carchemish without a struggle.
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People | A. H. (Archibald Henry) SayceThe plunder of Carchemish brought eleven talents and thirty manehs of gold and 2,100 talents of silver into the treasury of Calah.
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People | A. H. (Archibald Henry) SayceThe fall of Carchemish and the overthrow of the Phnician cities enabled them to carry out their design.
Assyria, Its Princes, Priests and People | A. H. (Archibald Henry) SayceThe standard was the silver mina of Carchemish (as the Assyrians called it) which contained 8656 grains.
British Dictionary definitions for Carchemish
/ (ˈkɑːkəmɪʃ, kɑːˈkiː-) /
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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