Tell Brak — Nagar Outer City Eye Temple
Tell Brak — Nagar Outer City Eye Temple Tell
Ubaid to Mitanni (6500–1200 BCE)·Uruk/Mitanni·🇸🇾 Hasakah Governorate, Khabur plain, Syria
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About Tell Brak — Nagar Outer City Eye Temple
Tell Brak — Nagar Outer City Eye Temple in Hasakah Governorate, Khabur plain, Syria is a Ubaid to Mitanni (6500–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Uruk/Mitanni 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 Uruk/Mitanni site illustrating Ubaid to Mitanni (6500–1200 BCE) tell traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tell Brak — Nagar Outer City Eye Temple
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Uruk/Mitanni
- 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. 4200 BCE
- Period
- Ubaid to Mitanni (6500–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Uruk/Mitanni
- Purpose
- Eye Temple votives and Mitanni palace
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4200 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
36.6722° N · 41.0722° E · 401 m · 3 mapped features
- Tell Brak — Nagar Outer City Eye Temple — Main MoundmoundMain tell mound Tell Brak — Nagar Outer City Eye Temple 15 m high with stratified phases36.6730° N · 41.0730° E
- Tell Brak — Nagar Outer City Eye Temple — Lower TownsettlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns36.6713° N · 41.0717° E
- Tell Brak — Nagar Outer City Eye Temple — Gate AreagateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions36.6733° N · 41.0715° E
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