Tell Barri — Kahat Ishtar Temple Terrace

Why it mattersKey Hurrian (Kahat) → Assyrian Kahat tell with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 2900 BCE; Ishtar temple 1800 BCE; Tukulti-Ninurta palace 1200 BCE

Period

Early Bronze to Islamic (2900 BCE–1000 CE)

Culture

Hurrian (Kahat) → Assyrian Kahat

Purpose

Kahat temple of Ishtar on high acropolis — continuous 4000-year stratigraphy with 500 m Assyrian palace terrace

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1929

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Tell Barri — Kahat Ishtar Temple Terrace

2. c. 2900 BCE; Ishtar temple 1800 BCE; Tukulti-Ninurta palace 1200 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Tell Barri — Kahat Ishtar Temple Terrace

• Tell Barri — Kahat Ishtar Temple Terrace — Principal Palacepalacepalace at Tell Barri — Kahat Ishtar Temple Terrace — subsidiary complex36.7516° N · 41.1249° E
• Tell Barri — Kahat Ishtar Temple Terrace — Northern Templetempletemple at Tell Barri — Kahat Ishtar Temple Terrace — outlier feature36.7483° N · 41.1244° E
• Tell Barri — Kahat Ishtar Temple Terrace — Southern Gategategate at Tell Barri — Kahat Ishtar Temple Terrace — hydraulic feature36.7503° N · 41.1268° E