Tell Gubba
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Ubaid to Jemdet Nasr (c.5500–3000 BCE)·Ubaid → Late Chalcolithic → Jemdet Nasr Hamrin·🇮🇶 Diyala Governorate, Hamrin basin, Diyala tributary, Iraq
About
About Tell Gubba
Mound in the Hamrin basin north of the Diyala, excavated by Jasim (Iraqi) in the Hamrin rescue. Ubaid painted ware village under Late Chalcolithic tripartite building with clay sealings and tokens — Hamrin Ubaid variant distinct from southern Ubaid.
Why it mattersHamrin Ubaid type-site showing tripartite elite building and sealing administration in the Hamrin corridor.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Ubaid Hamrin as Uruk precursor?
Theories
- 01Jasim Hamrin Ubaid emulation vs southern colony
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- Ubaid village c.5500 BCE
- Period
- Ubaid to Jemdet Nasr (c.5500–3000 BCE)
- Culture
- Ubaid → Late Chalcolithic → Jemdet Nasr Hamrin
- Builders
- Ubaid communities
- Purpose
- Hamrin Ubaid centre with tripartite architecture and sealings
- Rediscovered
- Modern archaeological survey/ rescue
- Excavation
- Excavated
c.5500 BCE
Ubaid painted village
c.3800 BCE
Tripartite sealing building
1978
Jasim Hamrin rescue
1980
Rescue completion
On the ground
Structures & features
34.3500° N · 44.8500° E · 180 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Gubba — Palatial compound
dwellingKey sub-area of Tell Gubba (Ubaid to Jemdet Nasr) showing Ubaid horizon
34.3492° N · 44.8498° ETell Gubba — North sector
kilnKey sub-area of Tell Gubba (Ubaid to Jemdet Nasr) showing Ubaid horizon
34.3500° N · 44.8504° ETell Gubba — Central mound
granaryKey sub-area of Tell Gubba (Ubaid to Jemdet Nasr) showing Ubaid horizon
34.3508° N · 44.8510° E
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