Tell Fekheriye — Assyrian Bilingual Statue Tell

Why it mattersKey Aramaean Bit Bahiani → Assyrian 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. 850 BCE statue of Hadad-yis'i; tell Mitanni 1500 BCE

Period

Neo-Assyrian (9th c. BCE bilingual: Assyrian/Aramaic)

Culture

Aramaean Bit Bahiani → Assyrian

Purpose

Aramaic-Assyrian bilingual statue find spot — key to Aramaic decipherment, Khabur capital Sikani/Washukanni hinterland

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1868

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 850 BCE statue of Hadad-yis'i; tell Mitanni 1500 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Tell Fekheriye — Assyrian Bilingual Statue Tell

2. 1970 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tell Fekheriye — Assyrian Bilingual Statue Tell

• Tell Fekheriye — Assyrian Bilingual Statue Tell — Principal Palacepalacepalace at Tell Fekheriye — Assyrian Bilingual Statue Tell — outlier feature36.8425° N · 40.0755° E
• Tell Fekheriye — Assyrian Bilingual Statue Tell — Northern Templetempletemple at Tell Fekheriye — Assyrian Bilingual Statue Tell — subsidiary complex36.8433° N · 40.0737° E
• Tell Fekheriye — Assyrian Bilingual Statue Tell — Southern Gategategate at Tell Fekheriye — Assyrian Bilingual Statue Tell — subsidiary complex36.8419° N · 40.0720° E