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suspected a conspiracy by Pisiri and reacted by attacking the kingdom of
Carchemish, capturing and plundering the capital of the same name. Sargon deported Pisiri, the former's family, the courtiers and the city's inhabitants to Assyria. Pisiri's cavalry, chariotry and infantry met the fate of being
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Successor of Yariri was Kamani, a son of
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Sastura was the vizier of Kamani. It is not known if he became king but his son is attested as ruler of
Carchemish. Sastura ruled in the mid 8th century BC. The fact that Sastura or his son succeeded Kamani may be explained by a family relationship to the house of Aštiruwa. Sastura may have been a
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The son of
Sastura was king of Carchemish in the 2nd half of the 8th century BC, bearing the titles hero and country-lord. His name is not preserved but it may be that he is an Astiru II who can be hypothetically reconstructed from a very fragmentary text. Otherwise he might be the ruler of
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Pisiri, the last king of
Carchemish, is only mentioned in Assyrian sources for the years 738 and 717 BC. He may or may not be identical with the son of Šaštura named in Hieroglyphic Luwian inscriptions. In 738 BC Pisiri was tributary to the Assyrian king
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Astiruwa, Yariri had apparently also held an earlier important position, possibly as the king's vizier or at least as close confidant and advisor to the king.
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Carchemish named Pisiri in
Assyrian sources. If he indeed is not identical with the Assyrian Pisiri, the son of Sastura could be a predecessor of Pisiri, possibly the immediate one.
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depicting soldiers carrying weapons. A ceremony for Kamani, heir to the throne of
Karkemish, and his brothers, in a style inspired by older reliefs at the Royal Buttress.
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resettled devastated areas. He founded and populated a city named Kamana on a territory bought from a city named Kanapu and he was also involved in land sales.
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