Yahdul-Lim

Yahdul-Lim (died 1745 BC) was a king of Carchemish proposed to have reigned between 1764 and 1745 BC. During this period, the information about Carchemish mostly comes from the archives of Mari, Syria.

Family Son of Aplahanda, he succeeded his brother Yatar-Ami.

Alternatively: Ya‘dun-Li’im, son of Bin-Ami, and successor of Yatar-Ami on the throne of Karkemish. Moreover, this new find makes it clear that Ya‘dun-Li’im was not a son of the famous Aplah-Anda, as was erroneously held previously, but rather a scion of a secondary branch of the royal family.

Reign Yatar-Ami may have been a client of Mari. Yahdul-Lim, on the other hand, may have returned back to an alliance with Yamhad. This probably happened after Hammurabi conquered Mari around 1761 BC. Thereafter the history of Carchemish is unknown for a considerable time.