Tell Khasham — Khabur Frontier Fort
Mittani to Assyrian (1500–600 BCE)·Mittani then Assyrian provincial·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
About
About Tell Khasham — Khabur Frontier Fort
Tell Khasham — Khabur Frontier Fort in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria is a Mittani to Assyrian (1500–600 BCE) tell attributed to Mittani then Assyrian provincial. Frontier fort tell controlling Khabur steppe between Brak and Leilan. Tell Khasham mittani ceramics and later Assyrian deportation layers.
Why it mattersKey Mittani then Assyrian provincial stratigraphic tell for Syro-Mesopotamian sequence
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Halaf–Ubaid transition
- 02Neo-Assyrian administration
Theories
- 01Pottery kiln seriation
- 02Trade route monitoring
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. 1500 BCE
- Period
- Mittani to Assyrian (1500–600 BCE)
- Culture
- Mittani then Assyrian provincial
- Purpose
- Frontier fort tell controlling Khabur steppe between Brak and Leilan
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1500 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1920 CE
Modern survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.6500° N · 41.2000° E · 340 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Khasham — Khabur Frontier Fort — Citadel High Mound
citadelCitadel
36.6501° N · 41.2001° ETell Khasham — Khabur Frontier Fort — Lower Town Pottery Kilns
kilnsKiln area
36.6498° N · 41.2002° ETell Khasham — Khabur Frontier Fort — Stela / Orthostat Field
stelaStela area
36.6504° N · 41.1998° E