Özet:

The localization of Zalpa, an ancient town which frequently appears in the cuneiform texts belonging to the period of Old Hittite Kingdom and Assyrian Colonial Age, is important from the point of Historical Geography, because it will shed light on the two periods in question. In spite of a number of studies on the localization of Zalpa, the exact location of this town remains uncertain. The aim of this study is to make an attempt to determine the exact location of the town of Zalpa. During the process of writing of this paper, a number of modern researches and many cuneiform texts concerning this study have been examined in detail. The result of this study shows that there are two possible locations for Zalpa, one in the north of Anatolia and the other on the caravan-route lying from Assur to Kaniš. The basic question is now to determine which one of two Zalpa is the town that is frequently mentioned in Old Assyrian and Old Hittite texts and was of more importance than other from the point of commerce, culture and politics.

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