Tell Leilan Lower Town South — Shubat-Enlil Annex

Why it mattersKey Akkadian Shekhna→Amorite Shubat-Enlil (Shamshi-Adad I) stratigraphic tell for Syro-Mesopotamian sequence

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

Built

c. 2600 BCE Acropolis; 1800 BCE Shamshi-Adad palace on acropolis

Period

Ninevite 5 to Old Babylonian (3200–1728 BCE) Shamshi-Adad capital

Culture

Akkadian Shekhna→Amorite Shubat-Enlil (Shamshi-Adad I)

Purpose

Southern lower town 90 ha beyond acropolis with 200 m street and palace 120 × 90 m

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 2600 BCE Acropolis; 1800 BCE Shamshi-Adad palace on acropolis

   Initial construction

2. c. 1920 CE

   Modern survey

• Tell Leilan Lower Town South — Shubat-Enlil Annex — Acropolis / Citadel

  citadel

  Citadel or high mound

  36.9501° N · 41.5101° E

• Tell Leilan Lower Town South — Shubat-Enlil Annex — Outer Lower Town

  lower town

  Lower walled settlement

  36.9498° N · 41.5102° E

• Tell Leilan Lower Town South — Shubat-Enlil Annex — Temple Precinct

  temple

  Temple area

  36.9504° N · 41.5098° E