Entry

Site

Goetze Comment

III 1

[x-l]a-at-tu-u[m]

No comment

III 2

[g]u?? nar.KIB-nun-na

UD.KIB.nun-na=Euphrates

III 3

[x]-ba-at-tum

No comment

III 4

[T]u-ul-tu-ul

Older form for Tuttul. Situated on river, in extreme west of upper Mesopotamia. Near to Assyrian centre of Subat-samash. Associated with Ahuna and Zalpah in ARM 1 118

III 5

[A]-hu-na-a

Mentioned with Tuttul and Zalpah in ARM 1 118 and with Zalmakum and Yamhat in ARM II 53. Also towns on E bank originally part of Aštata conquered by Piyassilis of Carchemish on Suppiluliuma's orders: Igall[atum]…., Ahuna, Tirqa per KBo 1:1. Aštata is in relatios with Carchemihs, Halpa and Nihasse (KBo 1:6; 1:4; 4:4) and is placed near Meskene.[1] Cannot be far from road E to Harran thus most S is near Serin, thus placing Tuttul to vicinity of Tell Ahmar.

III 6

Za-al-pa-a[h]

Zalpah occurs in Mari letters in this positin: ARM 1 118; II 53.

III 7

Apqum ša Baliha (KAS.KUR)

Source of Balikh: Ain-al-'Arus or Ain Halil ar-Rahman, 2 km S of Tell 'Abyad. Perhaps Balihu in Census of Harran.[2]

III 8

Harran (KAS-nim)

III 9

Sa-hul-da

Not otherwise known

III 10

Ha-zi-ri

Otherwise unknown, unless Ha-an-su-ri in census of Harran

III 11

Ad-mi

ARM 1 103: "from Nihrija I shall depart for Admi). Nihrija placed as W neighbour of Kadmuhu[3].  Neighbour of Suda[4]: ARM 1 19 and unpublished letters.[5]

III 12

Hu-bu-ur-me-eš

Same as Hu-ur-mi-iš: ARM 1 103 (where Admi also appears)

III 13

PA.MIR.UŠ

Perhaps a military post in area between Harran and Ras-al-'Ain

III 14

Dunta

Also in Fremlander Liste of Hittite evocation of Istar of Ninua:KUB 15:35 and KBo 2:36.[6] Also mentioned Nineveh; Talmuši, Dunta, Mitanni, Kinza: stations of journey from Assyria towards Syria.

III 15

Ku-ub-šum

Possibly Tigubbis of Tabula Peutingeriana, 54 miles from Harran on track leading to middle Khabur.

III 16

Pa-ak-ta-nu

Otherwise unknown

III 17

Kul-za-la-nu

Otherwise unknown

III 18

B/Pu-za-nu-um

Possibly older form of Guzana (Tell Halaf near Ras-al-'Ain), which should occur on this itinerary.

III 19

Ma-az-me-nu-um

Closely connected to Ša-al-lu-ur-ri-ia: ARM 2 3)

III 20

A-la-an

Otherwise unknown

III 21

Ašnakkum

Mentioned in outbound journey (II 7)

III 22

Ur-ge-eš

Kings of Urkiš, Tiš-atal and Ari-sen mentioned in Samarra tablet: RA 9, 1ff. Should be in W half of Khabur triangle. [7]

III 23

Šu-un-a

See II 6

III 24

Ha-ar-si

Otherwise unknown

III 25

Supat-enlil

See II 5