Ebla — Tell Mardikh South Palace
Ebla — Tell Mardikh South Palace Tell
EBA (3500–1600 BCE archive 2500 BCE)·Eblaite·🇸🇾 Idlib Governorate, plain, Syria
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About Ebla — Tell Mardikh South Palace
Ebla — Tell Mardikh South Palace in Idlib Governorate, plain, Syria is a EBA (3500–1600 BCE archive 2500 BCE) ancient city attributed to Eblaite culture. German and Syrian excavations document stratified sequence with ceramic seriation and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and ancillary settlement.
Why it mattersKey Eblaite site illustrating EBA (3500–1600 BCE archive 2500 BCE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Ebla — Tell Mardikh South Palace
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Eblaite
- 02Trade hub on Euphrates/Khabur
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3500 BCE
- Period
- EBA (3500–1600 BCE archive 2500 BCE)
- Culture
- Eblaite
- Purpose
- Palace G archive 17k cuneiform tablets 2500 BCE
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8022° N · 36.8522° E · 165 m · 3 mapped features
Ebla — Tell Mardikh South Palace — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Ebla — Tell Mardikh South Palace 15 m high with stratified phases
35.8030° N · 36.8530° EEbla — Tell Mardikh South Palace — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
35.8013° N · 36.8517° EEbla — Tell Mardikh South Palace — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
35.8033° N · 36.8515° E