Tunip
Tunip was a city-state in western Syria in 1350–1335 BC, the period of the Amarna letters. The name "Syria" did not yet exist, though this was already the time of ancient Assyria. The regions were: Amurru, Nuhašše, the Amqu (the Beqaa), Nii, etc.
The record of the appellation 'Tunip' is mainly from Egyptian records, (Thutmose III, and Ramesses II), and especially the Amarna letters. (But a king named Tunip-Tessup is also known from roughly the same period.)
Tunip is especially mentioned in the Amarna letters of Aziru, residing in Amurru and in conflict with the king of Hatti. He is often claiming to reside in Tunip, until it is safe to leave, or to try to defend other cities/city-states of his region. The local region in Syria, Nuhašše is also in conflict, and is mentioned in 7 of Aziru's 13 EA letters, (EA for 'el Amarna').
Location
The exact location of Tunip remains uncertain, although there's now increasing evidence that it is at the site of Tell 'Acharneh.
The 70 hectare site of Tell Asharneh (also known as Tell 'Acharneh) on the banks of the Orontes River (near Tell Salhab) in Syria has been widely seen as the likely location of Tunip. The authors of the above study support the identification of Tunip as Tell Asharneh based on petrographic analysis.
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I'm Forbidden
I'm Forbidden
I’m stuck… in a traffic jam,
Hands to my head as the lights turn red
I’m stuck… feels like quicksand
And times running out, gotta figure this out
Yeah it’s on… World War 3
As my head, my heart disagree.
Head says no, heart says yes, I’m my own worst enemy
(Chorus)
I’m forbidden, yes forbidden, I’m forbidden to say that
I love you…
I’m forbidden, yes forbidden, I’m forbidden to say that
I love you…
And I’m damned if I do, shamed if I don’t…
Yeah I’m forbidden, yes forbidden, I’m forbidden to say
that I love you…
One year, it’s like a lifetime with you all alone,
we've been through it all.
I can’t, no I can’t be a murderer
Just given it all, what more could they want than love!
Hey, in a second; we were lost now found once more
What feels right, seems so wrong
Yeah the truth will never lie…
(Chorus)
I’m forbidden, yes forbidden, I’m forbidden to say that
I love you…
I’m forbidden, yes forbidden, I’m forbidden to say that
I love you…
And I am dammed if I do, shamed if I don’t…
Yeah I’m forbidden, yes forbidden, I’m forbidden to say
that I love you…
Dammed if I do, shamed if I don’t
Torned if I do, blamed if I don’t
(Chorus)
I’m forbidden, yes forbidden, I’m forbidden to say that
I love you…
I’m forbidden, yes forbidden, I’m forbidden to say that
I love you…
And I am dammed if I do, shame if I don’t…
Yeah I’m forbidden, yes forbidden, I’m forbidden to say
that I love you…
I’m stuck… in a traffic jam...
