Tell Bi'a — Tuttul Palace Terrace

Why it mattersKey Eblaite / Amorite Mariote 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. 2600 BCE city; Palace A 2400 BCE; Palace B 1800 BCE

Period

Early Bronze III to Old Babylonian (2600–1700 BCE)

Culture

Eblaite / Amorite Mariote

Purpose

Palace-city at Balikh-Euphrates confluence — Tuttul sacred to Dagan, Mari dependency

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1948

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 2600 BCE city; Palace A 2400 BCE; Palace B 1800 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Tell Bi'a — Tuttul Palace Terrace

2. c. 1500 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Tell Bi'a — Tuttul Palace Terrace

3. 1890 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tell Bi'a — Tuttul Palace Terrace

• Tell Bi'a — Tuttul Palace Terrace — Principal Palace

  palace

  palace at Tell Bi'a — Tuttul Palace Terrace — outlier feature

  35.9364° N · 39.0204° E

• Tell Bi'a — Tuttul Palace Terrace — Temple Annex 2

  temple

  temple at Tell Bi'a — Tuttul Palace Terrace — subsidiary complex

  35.9359° N · 39.0188° E

• Tell Bi'a — Tuttul Palace Terrace — Gate Annex 3

  gate

  gate at Tell Bi'a — Tuttul Palace Terrace — hydraulic feature

  35.9331° N · 39.0219° E

• Tell Bi'a — Tuttul Palace Terrace — Eastern Palace

  palace

  palace at Tell Bi'a — Tuttul Palace Terrace — hydraulic feature

  35.9366° N · 39.0195° E