Naarmalcha Explained

Naarmalcha (Grecized form of the Aramaic Nahar Malkā, meaning the King's Canal or the Royal Canal; in Arabic: نهر الملك Nahr al-Malik) was a river or canal in central Babylonia that linked Euphrates and Tigris rivers. It corresponds to the older Royal River (Akkadian: nār šarri; Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Νααρσάρης Naarsárēs; Latin: Marses) in the Assyriological sources.^[1]

See also

• Nehardea
• Julian's Persian War

Notes and References

1. Kessler, Karlheinz (Emskirchen), “Naarmalcha”, in: Brill's New Pauly, Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and, Helmuth Schneider, English Edition by: Christine F. Salazar, Classical Tradition volumes edited by: Manfred Landfester, English Edition by: Francis G. Gentry. Consulted online on 11 February 2020