Yatar-Ami was a king of

Carchemish Carchemish ( Turkish: ''Karkamış''; or ), also spelled Karkemish ( hit, ; Hieroglyphic Luwian: , /; Akkadian: ; Egyptian: ; Hebrew: ) was an important ancient capital in the northern part of the region of Syria. At times during its ...

proposed to have reigned between 1766 and 1764 BCE. Son of

Aplahanda Aplahanda was a king of Carchemish proposed to have reigned between 1786 and 1766 BCE. He was first known from a cylinder seal translated by Rene Dussaud in 1929. The seal was found at the base of the mound of Ugarit before excavations began. At ...

, he enjoyed a brief reign of only two years before being succeeded by

Yahdun-Lim Yahdunlim (or ''Yakhdunlim, Yahdun-Lim'') was the king of Mari probably in 1820—1796 BC. He was of Amorite origin, and became king after the death of his father Iagitlim. Yahdunlim built Mari up to become one of the major powers of the region. ...

. He is known to have continued the profitable

lumber Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, wi ...

trade with Mari.

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18th-century BC rulers Kings of Carchemish {{ANE-stub