Sultantepe — Assyrian Library Archive Tell

Why it mattersKey Neo-Assyrian provincial tell with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 750 BCE; library archive 700 BCE

Period

Late Assyrian (750–610 BCE)

Culture

Neo-Assyrian provincial

Purpose

Assyrian provincial centre with 600-tablet library (Epic of Gilgamesh, Enuma Elish) outside priest house

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1969

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 400 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Sultantepe — Assyrian Library Archive Tell

2. c. 750 BCE; library archive 700 BCE

   Initial construction / first occupation at Sultantepe — Assyrian Library Archive Tell

3. 2005 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Sultantepe — Assyrian Library Archive Tell

• Sultantepe — Assyrian Library Archive Tell — Principal Palace

  palace

  palace at Sultantepe — Assyrian Library Archive Tell — subsidiary complex

  37.0512° N · 39.1548° E

• Sultantepe — Assyrian Library Archive Tell — Temple Annex 2

  temple

  temple at Sultantepe — Assyrian Library Archive Tell — primary structure

  37.0519° N · 39.1550° E

• Sultantepe — Assyrian Library Archive Tell — Southern Gate

  gate

  gate at Sultantepe — Assyrian Library Archive Tell — subsidiary complex

  37.0514° N · 39.1538° E

• Sultantepe — Assyrian Library Archive Tell — Eastern Palace

  palace

  palace at Sultantepe — Assyrian Library Archive Tell — subsidiary complex

  37.0505° N · 39.1556° E