Tell Mardikh (Ebla)
Ebla palace mound Tell Mardikh
Bronze Age·Mesopotamian·🇸🇾 Idlib Governorate (south of Aleppo), Syria
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About Tell Mardikh (Ebla)
Ebla Bronze Age palace mound 60 ha tell, Royal Palace G (2400 BCE) 16,000 cuneiform tablets, Upper town acropolis. Well-preserved example of tell architecture with stratified deposits and temple platforms. Excavated and mapped with radiocarbon chronology and measured plans, representing key horizon marker.
Why it mattersKey tell of region with regional type-site.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre
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.2500 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age
- Culture
- Mesopotamian
- Builders
- Local dynasty
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and settlement mound / pyramidal tomb and temple
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.2500 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c.1500 BCE
Major refurbishment
1950
Modern survey
On the ground
Structures & features
35.8000° N · 36.8500° E · 320 m · 2 mapped features
Tell Mardikh (Ebla) — Main platform/pyramid
moundCentral tell mound and summit temple
35.8005° N · 36.8505° ETell Mardikh (Ebla) — Secondary enclosure
enclosureAncillary wall and courtyard
35.7995° N · 36.8495° E