Armi (Syria)
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Armi, was an important Bronze Age city-kingdom during the late third millennium BC located in northern Syria, or in southern Anatolia, Turkey, at the region of Cilicia.[2]
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Armi Arman | |||||||
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Unknown–c. 2290 BC | |||||||
Capital | Halab | ||||||
Common languages | Eblaite, possibly an Indo-European language[1] | ||||||
Religion | Levantine religion (Hadad was the chief deity) | ||||||
Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||
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Historical era | Bronze Age | ||||||
• Established | Unknown | ||||||
• Disestablished | c. 2290 BC | ||||||
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Today part of | Syria |
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There is a question of whether or not Armi should be identified with Armanum, that is also mentioned in many texts of this period. According to Adelheid Otto (2006), it is "... generally accepted that Armanum should be identified with Armi/Armium of the Ebla texts ...", as opposed to Aleppo.[3] But other scholars may disagree. Three different identifications of "Armi (Armium)" are given by Edwards (2019).[4] This includes Samsat, Turkey, and Tall Bazi.