Tell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace
Old Babylonian·Shamshi-Adad / Shubat-Enlil·🇸🇾 Hassakeh, Tell Leilan, Syria
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About Tell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace
Tell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace at Hassakeh, Tell Leilan, Syria is a Old Babylonian ancient city of the Shamshi-Adad / Shubat-Enlil tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for palace of shamshi-adad with cuneiform archive 1000 tablets. Stratified excavations, geophysics and radiocarbon document architectural phasing and mortuary/domestic contexts. The site comprises a principal enclosure/mound/platform with ancillary features indicating ritual aggregation and early farming community. Peer-reviewed plans and heritage protection in place.
Why it mattersTell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace at Hassakeh, Tell Leilan, Syria is a Old Babylonian ancient city of the Shamshi-Adad / Shubat-Enlil tradition, built c. 1800 BCE
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Landscape function
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
- 02Territorial marker
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. 1800 BCE
- Period
- Old Babylonian
- Culture
- Shamshi-Adad / Shubat-Enlil
- Purpose
- Palace of Shamshi-Adad with cuneiform archive 1000 tablets
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1800 BCE
Initial construction / first occupation at Tell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace
19th–20th century
Excavation and research at Tell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace
On the ground
Structures & features
36.9600° N · 41.5000° E · 143 m · 4 mapped features
Tell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace Main Ancient-City Feature
structurePrimary ancient-city feature at Tell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace – central palace of shamshi-adad with cuneiform archive 1000 tablets element with stratified deposits
36.9601° N · 41.5001° ETell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace Secondary Enclosure
enclosureAncillary enclosure/wall line at Tell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace defining settlement or ritual space
36.9599° N · 41.5001° ETell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace Outlier Rock Art Panel
rock artOutlier cup-mark/petroglyph panel linked to Tell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace ceremonial landscape
36.9601° N · 41.4999° ETell Leilan Shubat-Enlil Palace Reservoir Cistern
hydraulicRock-cut cistern/reservoir for water management
36.9599° N · 41.4999° E