Tell Mozan West Annex — Urkesh Outer Palace
Early Dynastic to Mittani (3000–1200 BCE) Hurrian Urkesh·Hurrian (Urkesh) then Mittani Washshukanni? debate·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
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About Tell Mozan West Annex — Urkesh Outer Palace
Tell Mozan West Annex — Urkesh Outer Palace in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria is a Early Dynastic to Mittani (3000–1200 BCE) Hurrian Urkesh ancient-city attributed to Hurrian (Urkesh) then Mittani Washshukanni? debate. Western annex beyond Tell Mozan high mound with Urkesh palace AP Hurrian foundation deposit lions. Buccellati Mozan Urkesh Hurrian palace with lion foundation deposit and Mittani later palace 1400 BCE, possibly Washshukanni candidate.
Why it mattersKey Hurrian (Urkesh) then Mittani Washshukanni? debate 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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Early Dynastic to Mittani (3000–1200 BCE) Hurrian Urkesh
- Culture
- Hurrian (Urkesh) then Mittani Washshukanni? debate
- Purpose
- Western annex beyond Tell Mozan high mound with Urkesh palace AP Hurrian foundation deposit lions
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1920 CE
Modern survey
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0600° N · 40.9900° E · 450 m · 4 mapped features
Tell Mozan West Annex — Urkesh Outer Palace — Acropolis / Citadel
citadelCitadel or high mound
37.0601° N · 40.9901° ETell Mozan West Annex — Urkesh Outer Palace — Outer Lower Town
lower townLower walled settlement
37.0598° N · 40.9902° ETell Mozan West Annex — Urkesh Outer Palace — Temple Precinct
templeTemple area
37.0604° N · 40.9898° ETell Mozan West Annex — Urkesh Outer Palace — Storage Building
storageStorage
37.0596° N · 40.9899° E