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Yarim-Lim of Alalakh

18th century BCE · 18th century BCE

Yarim-Lim was a prince of Yamhad and brother of King Abba-El I, who in the 18th century BCE received Alalakh and founded a dependent dynasty ruling the kingdom of Mukish under Aleppo. His palace at Alalakh was excavated by Leonard Woolley, and his descendants ruled until the city's destruction in the 16th century BCE.

Yarim-Lim of Alalakh
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Kingdom of Mukish

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Yarim-Lim of Alalakh. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/yarim-lim-of-alalakh
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