Kamid el-Loz — Beqaa Palace
Kamid el-Loz — Beqaa Palace Tell
Middle Bronze to Iron (1900–1200 BCE)·Egyptian-Hittite·🇱🇧 Beqaa Governorate, Kumidi palace, Lebanon
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About Kamid el-Loz — Beqaa Palace
Kamid el-Loz — Beqaa Palace in Beqaa Governorate, Kumidi palace, Lebanon is a Middle Bronze to Iron (1900–1200 BCE) tell attributed to Egyptian-Hittite 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 Egyptian-Hittite site illustrating Middle Bronze to Iron (1900–1200 BCE) tell traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Kamid el-Loz — Beqaa Palace
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Egyptian-Hittite
- 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. 1900 BCE
- Period
- Middle Bronze to Iron (1900–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Egyptian-Hittite
- Purpose
- Palace with cuneiform tablets, Kumidi of Amarna
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1900 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
33.6222° N · 35.8222° E · 108 m · 3 mapped features
Kamid el-Loz — Beqaa Palace — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Kamid el-Loz — Beqaa Palace 15 m high with stratified phases
33.6230° N · 35.8230° EKamid el-Loz — Beqaa Palace — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
33.6213° N · 35.8217° EKamid el-Loz — Beqaa Palace — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
33.6233° N · 35.8215° E