Tell Leilan — Shubat-Enlil Eastern Palace
Tell Leilan — Shubat-Enlil Eastern Palace Tell
Akkadian to Old Babylonian (2600–1728 BCE)·Akkadian/Assyrian·🇸🇾 Hasakah Governorate, Khabur Triangle, Syria
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About Tell Leilan — Shubat-Enlil Eastern Palace
Tell Leilan — Shubat-Enlil Eastern Palace in Hasakah Governorate, Khabur Triangle, Syria is a Akkadian to Old Babylonian (2600–1728 BCE) tell attributed to Akkadian/Assyrian 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 Akkadian/Assyrian site illustrating Akkadian to Old Babylonian (2600–1728 BCE) tell traditions.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Tell Leilan — Shubat-Enlil Eastern Palace
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Akkadian/Assyrian
- 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. 2600 BCE
- Period
- Akkadian to Old Babylonian (2600–1728 BCE)
- Culture
- Akkadian/Assyrian
- Purpose
- Palace of Shamshi-Adad I (Shubat-Enlil)
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
36.9622° N · 41.5022° E · 65 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Leilan — Shubat-Enlil Eastern Palace — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Tell Leilan — Shubat-Enlil Eastern Palace 15 m high with stratified phases
36.9630° N · 41.5030° ETell Leilan — Shubat-Enlil Eastern Palace — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
36.9613° N · 41.5017° ETell Leilan — Shubat-Enlil Eastern Palace — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
36.9633° N · 41.5015° E