Zemar

Sumuru (also Simyra, Sumuri, Samuri; Akkadian Su -mu -ru, Assyrian Si -mi -ra, egyptian Smr, biblical Zemar ) was a amurritische coastal city in Syria, near the Lebanon, which was one of the major trading centers of that region. Sumuru as belonging politically to Egypt by an Egyptian Rabisu (General ) was administered.

In the Amarna letters the mid-14th century BC, the town is mentioned more often in the context of armed conflict. During the absence of Egyptian officials Pahhanate Sumuru was conquered by Abdi- Ashirta of Amuru, maybe it even served as his residence. After his death it again came under Egyptian control. The Egyptian presence lasted only briefly, because Abdi- Aschirtas Aziru son continued his father's policy in many things, and the city again incorporated his domain.

According to the excavators of Tell Kazel Sumuru could identify with that.