Sargon II

Sargon II

male
Monarch of the Hebrew Bible, Sargon, Akkadian Empire, Urartu, Semitic Empire, elam…Carchemish
Sargon II was an Assyrian king. He took the throne from Shalmaneser V in 722 BC. It is not clear whether he was the son of Tiglath-Pileser III or a...
Shalmaneser III

Shalmaneser III

male
Aram Damascus, Hazael, ammon, Hadadezer, Taurus Mountains, Ashurnasirpal II…Carchemish
Shalmaneser III was king of Assyria (859 BC-824 BC), and son of the previous ruler, Ashurnasirpal II. His long reign was a constant series of...
Leonard Woolley

Leonard Woolley

male, deceased (1960)
St John's School, Leatherhead, Carchemish, Hittites, Hittite, Assyriologist, Old Johnians
Charles Leonard Woolley (17 April, 1880-20 February, 1960) was a British archaeologist best known for his excavations at Ur in Mesopotamia. He is...

Shalmaneser I

male
cilicia, Carchemish, Nimrud, Hanilgalbat, Shattuara, blinding
Shalmaneser I, king of Assyria. (1274 BC – 1245 BC or 1263 BC - 1233 BC) Son of Adad-nirari I, he succeeded his father as King in 1263 BC. He ca...

Kubaba

female
Syrian, Amarna letters, West Semitic deities, Syrian goddesses, poppy capsule, Hannahannah…Carchemish
Kubaba (in the Weidner "Chronicle"), or Kug-Baba, or elsewhere as Kubau, is the name of the only queen in the Sumerian king list. "The house of...

Reginald Campbell Thompson

male, deceased (1941)
Archaeologist, British, nineveh, Assyriologist, cuneiform script, Carchemish
Reginald Campbell Thompson (1876-1941) was a British archaeologist, assyriologist, and cuneiformist. He excavated at Nineveh, Ur, and Carchemish...
Nabopolassar

Nabopolassar

male
Battle of Nineveh, Assur-bani-pal, Battle of Carchemish, The Ancient World A Social and Cultural History, Neo-Babylonian Empire, Nebuchadrezzar
Nabopolassar was the first king (625-605 BC) of the Neo-Babylonian Empire.<sup&gt;1</sup>; He rose into revolt against the Assyrian Empire (which had...