Tell Brak Nanna Temple — Eye Temple Annex
Jamdat Nasr–Early Dynastic (3200–2600 BCE)·Uruk expansion at Nagar·🇸🇾 Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria
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About Tell Brak Nanna Temple — Eye Temple Annex
Tell Brak Nanna Temple — Eye Temple Annex in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria is a Jamdat Nasr–Early Dynastic (3200–2600 BCE) temple-complex attributed to Uruk expansion at Nagar. Southern annex of Eye Temple platform with 200 eye idols beyond central Tell Brak Eye Temple. Mallowan Eye Temple 3200 BCE with eye idols 3 eye figurines.
Why it mattersKey Uruk expansion at Nagar 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. 3200 BCE
- Period
- Jamdat Nasr–Early Dynastic (3200–2600 BCE)
- Culture
- Uruk expansion at Nagar
- Purpose
- Southern annex of Eye Temple platform with 200 eye idols beyond central Tell Brak Eye Temple
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1920 CE
Modern survey
On the ground
Structures & features
36.6700° N · 41.0600° E · 360 m · 4 mapped features
Tell Brak Nanna Temple — Eye Temple Annex — Fire Temple Cella
cellaCella with altar
36.6701° N · 41.0601° ETell Brak Nanna Temple — Eye Temple Annex — Entrance Pylon
pylonPylon
36.6698° N · 41.0601° ETell Brak Nanna Temple — Eye Temple Annex — Stele Base
steleStele
36.6704° N · 41.0598° ETell Brak Nanna Temple — Eye Temple Annex — Storage Building
storageStorage
36.6696° N · 41.0599° E