An ancient city on the banks of the Euphrates River, dating back to the Neolithic period. In the Late Bronze Age it was part of the Hittite kingdom and was called Maswari. At the beginning of the Iron Age the city was called An ancient city on the banks of the Euphrates River, dating back to the Neolithic period. In the Late Bronze Age it was part of the Hittite kingdom and was called Maswari. At the beginning of the Iron Age the city was called Til Barsip and was the capital of a local kingdom called in the Assyrian sources “Beit Adini” and is identified with the “Beit Eden” kingdom mentioned in the book of Amos. The kingdom was conquered by the Neo-Assyrian Empire during the reign of Shalmaneser III and renamed Kar-Shalmanu-Ashardo (“port of Shalmaneser”). In 611 it was conquered by the Babylonian Empire and lost its importance. Today the site is called Tel Ahmar and is located in the Syria-Turika border area. and was the capital of a local kingdom called in the Assyrian sources “Beit Adini” and is identified with the “Beit Eden” kingdom mentioned in the book of Amos. The kingdom was conquered by the Neo-Assyrian Empire during the reign of Shalmaneser III and renamed Kar-Shalmanu-Ashardo (“port of Shalmaneser”). In 611 it was conquered by the Babylonian Empire and lost its importance. Today the site is called Tel Ahmar and is located in the Syria-Turika border area.