Tell Mozan — Urkesh Outer Town
Tell Mozan — Urkesh Outer Town Tell
Third millennium BCE (3500–1300 BCE)·Hurrian·🇸🇾 Hasakah Governorate, Khabur headwaters, Syria
About
About Tell Mozan — Urkesh Outer Town
Tell Mozan — Urkesh Outer Town in Hasakah Governorate, Khabur headwaters, Syria is a Third millennium BCE (3500–1300 BCE) tell attributed to Hurrian 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 Hurrian site illustrating Third millennium BCE (3500–1300 BCE) tell traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tell Mozan — Urkesh Outer Town
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Hurrian
- 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. 3500 BCE
- Period
- Third millennium BCE (3500–1300 BCE)
- Culture
- Hurrian
- Purpose
- Hurrian capital Urkesh with temple terrace
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3500 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
37.0322° N · 40.9922° E · 301 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Mozan — Urkesh Outer Town — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Tell Mozan — Urkesh Outer Town 15 m high with stratified phases
37.0330° N · 40.9930° ETell Mozan — Urkesh Outer Town — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
37.0313° N · 40.9917° ETell Mozan — Urkesh Outer Town — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
37.0333° N · 40.9915° E