Tell Hadidi — Azana
Tell Hadidi — Azana Tell
Bronze Age (2400–1200 BCE)·Mari-Ebla·🇸🇾 Aleppo Governorate, Euphrates, Syria
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About Tell Hadidi — Azana
Tell Hadidi — Azana in Aleppo Governorate, Euphrates, Syria is a Bronze Age (2400–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Mari-Ebla 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 Mari-Ebla site illustrating Bronze Age (2400–1200 BCE) tell traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tell Hadidi — Azana
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Mari-Ebla
- 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. 2400 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (2400–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Mari-Ebla
- Purpose
- City Azana — cuneiform archive 10 tablets
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2400 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
36.0322° N · 38.3822° E · 530 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Hadidi — Azana — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Tell Hadidi — Azana 15 m high with stratified phases
36.0330° N · 38.3830° ETell Hadidi — Azana — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
36.0313° N · 38.3817° ETell Hadidi — Azana — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
36.0333° N · 38.3815° E