Tell Beydar North Field — Nabada Annex
Early Dynastic to Old Babylonian (2800–1600 BCE) Nabada·Early Dynastic Nabada (150 tablets)·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
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About Tell Beydar North Field — Nabada Annex
Tell Beydar North Field — Nabada Annex in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria is a Early Dynastic to Old Babylonian (2800–1600 BCE) Nabada tell attributed to Early Dynastic Nabada (150 tablets). Northern field 10 ha north of Beydar citadel with ploughed field furrows and perfume workshop. BretschneiderBeydar Nabada 2400 BCE tablets with beer and grain, early chancery.
Why it mattersKey Early Dynastic Nabada (150 tablets) 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. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Early Dynastic to Old Babylonian (2800–1600 BCE) Nabada
- Culture
- Early Dynastic Nabada (150 tablets)
- Purpose
- Northern field 10 ha north of Beydar citadel with ploughed field furrows and perfume workshop
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1920 CE
Modern survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.7400° N · 40.5900° E · 360 m · 3 mapped features
Tell Beydar North Field — Nabada Annex — Citadel High Mound
citadelCitadel
36.7401° N · 40.5901° ETell Beydar North Field — Nabada Annex — Lower Town Pottery Kilns
kilnsKiln area
36.7398° N · 40.5902° ETell Beydar North Field — Nabada Annex — Stela / Orthostat Field
stelaStela area
36.7404° N · 40.5898° E