Verified37.0200° N · 41.0500° E · 380 m
Tell Mohammed Diyab — Khabur Mittani Fort
Mittani (1500–1300 BCE)·Mittani Khabur·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
About
About Tell Mohammed Diyab — Khabur Mittani Fort
Tell Mohammed Diyab — Khabur Mittani Fort in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria is a Mittani (1500–1300 BCE) tell attributed to Mittani Khabur. Mittani fortified tell with Nuzi pottery and Hittite destruction. Nicolo Mohammed Diyab Mittani with Red Lustrous and Hittite ceramics.
Why it mattersKey Mittani Khabur stratigraphic tell for Syro-Mesopotamian sequence
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Halaf–Ubaid transition
- 02Neo-Assyrian administration
Theories
- 01Pottery kiln seriation
- 02Trade route monitoring
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Mittani (1500–1300 BCE)
- Culture
- Mittani Khabur
- Purpose
- Mittani fortified tell with Nuzi pottery and Hittite destruction
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1920 CE
Modern survey
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0200° N · 41.0500° E · 380 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Mohammed Diyab — Khabur Mittani Fort — Citadel High Mound
citadelCitadel
37.0201° N · 41.0501° ETell Mohammed Diyab — Khabur Mittani Fort — Lower Town Pottery Kilns
kilnsKiln area
37.0198° N · 41.0502° ETell Mohammed Diyab — Khabur Mittani Fort — Stela / Orthostat Field
stelaStela area
37.0204° N · 41.0498° E