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Aleppo
Aleppo (Halab, Halep) came under Hittite rule in 15th century BCE. In 14th century BCE, after his Syrian campaing, Suppiluliuma I installed his son Telipinu as king of Aleppo. He was succeeded by his son Talmi-Sarruma. However during the empire period Aleppo was overshadowed by Karkamis whose leaders were the Hittite viceroys of Syria. Aleppo was a main center of Storm-God worship.
Aleppo survided the Sea People attacks as a Late Hittite city state beyond 1200 BCE until the Assyrian rule in 9th century BCE. Several orthostats from Late Hittite period are in Aleppo Museum. Several other monuments were excavated in Babylon, which appear to be taken there by Assyrians after the conquest of Aleppo.

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Storm God Stele

Image sources:
UPENN, www.arthistory.upenn.edu
Frederick Questier, www.questier.com, 2005.
Bora Bilgin, 2006.
Robert Koldewey, Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichung der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft I, Leipzig 1900.

Aleppo Aleppo (Halab, Halep) came under Hittite rule in 15th century BCE. In 14th century BCE, after his Syrian campaing, Suppiluliuma I installed his son Telipinu as king of Aleppo. He was succeeded by his son Talmi-Sarruma. However during the empire period Aleppo was overshadowed by Karkamis whose leaders were the Hittite viceroys of Syria. Aleppo was a main center of Storm-God worship. Aleppo survided the Sea People attacks as a Late Hittite city state beyond 1200 BCE until the Assyrian rule in 9th century BCE. Several orthostats from Late Hittite period are in Aleppo Museum. Several other monuments were excavated in Babylon, which appear to be taken there by Assyrians after the conquest of Aleppo. Click on pictures for a larger image.

Storm God Stele