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. Archived version
Family Son of Aplahanda, he succeeded his brother Yatar-Ami. Little is known about his reign.
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.Marchesi, G. The Middle Bronze Period [part of "Recent archaeological discoveries at Karkemish"]. News from the Lands of the Hittites 3-4, Pp. 259-262 and 337-342, 2019-2020.
Reign Yatar-Ami may have been a client of Mari. Yahdul-Lim, on the other hand, may have returned 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.
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