Karamles

Karamlish (or Karemles, Karemlesh; Syriac: ܟܪܡܠܫ‎) is an ancient Assyrian town in Iraq located less than 18 miles (29 km) south east of Mosul, and has been the homeland of Assyrians for 5000 years. It is surrounded by many hills that along with it made up the historical Assyrian city of Kar-Mullissi, which means the "City of Mullisi" in Akkadian. Karamlish also had many other names It is believed to have been called "Er-Elo-Bano", meaning the City of the God Bano, during the reign of the Assyrian King Belu-bani (1700-1691 BC). During the reign of the Sumerian dynasty of Ur around 3000 BC, Karamlish was called Kar-Denkir-Neen-Leel, meaning the City of the Goddess Neen-Leel (the wife of God En-Leel and the mother of Sumerian Goddess...