Bit Adini
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Bit Adini, a city or region of Syria, called sometimes Bit Adini in Assyrian sources, was an Aramaean state that existed as an independent kingdom during the 10th and 9th centuries BC, with its capital at Til Barsib (now Tell Ahmar).[1] The city is considered one of the two chief states of the Aramean-held territories in the Euphrates along with Carchemish.[2]
Bit Adini | |||||||
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c. 1000 BC–856-5 BC | |||||||
Capital | Til Barsip | ||||||
Common languages | Aramaic | ||||||
Religion | Ancient Levantine Religion | ||||||
Historical era | Iron Age | ||||||
• Established | c. 1000 BC | ||||||
• Disestablished | 856-5 BC | ||||||
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Today part of | Syria |
It is considered an Early Iron Age Aramaean settlement between the Balikh and the Euphrates rivers,[3] and extended westwards into northern Syria.[4] Some sources also refer to it as a Neo-Hittite kingdom due to the discovery of Hittite hieroglyphic inscriptions.[5] It is usually thought to have been in the bend of the Euphrates River, south of Carchemish.
There are scholars who associate Bit Adini with Beth Eden, which may mean "house of evil" or "house of delight".[6]