Tell Ajaja — Khabur Assyrian Canal City
Mittani to Assyrian (1500–600 BCE) Shadikanni·Mittani Shadikanni then Neo-Assyrian provincial·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
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About Tell Ajaja — Khabur Assyrian Canal City
Tell Ajaja — Khabur Assyrian Canal City in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria is a Mittani to Assyrian (1500–600 BCE) Shadikanni tell attributed to Mittani Shadikanni then Neo-Assyrian provincial. Canal city Shadikanni with regional Assyrian palace and canal Nahr Ajaja connecting to Khabur. Mahnaz Tell Ajaja Shadikanni Assyrian palace with ivories.
Why it mattersKey Mittani Shadikanni then Neo-Assyrian provincial 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 to Assyrian (1500–600 BCE) Shadikanni
- Culture
- Mittani Shadikanni then Neo-Assyrian provincial
- Purpose
- Canal city Shadikanni with regional Assyrian palace and canal Nahr Ajaja connecting to Khabur
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1920 CE
Modern survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.1000° N · 40.9000° E · 320 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Ajaja — Khabur Assyrian Canal City — Citadel High Mound
citadelCitadel
36.1001° N · 40.9001° ETell Ajaja — Khabur Assyrian Canal City — Lower Town Pottery Kilns
kilnsKiln area
36.0998° N · 40.9002° ETell Ajaja — Khabur Assyrian Canal City — Stela / Orthostat Field
stelaStela area
36.1004° N · 40.8998° E