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Urban developments in northeastern Mesopotamia from the ninevite V to the neo-assyrian periods: excavations at Bassetki

The excavations at Bassetki aim at diachronically investigating a Northern Mesopotamian city. Layers of the Ninevite V period, the Early Middle-Tigris III period, the Old- Babylonian time, the Mittani period, the Middle- and Neo-Assyrian and the Islamic time have been exposed. The discovery of a cun...

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Main Authors: Pfälzner, Peter (Author) , Qasim, Hasan A. (Author) , Puljiz, Ivana (Author) , Sconzo, Paola (Author) , Faist, Betina (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Zeitschrift für Orient-Archäologie
Year: 2018, Volume: 11, Pages: 42-87
ISSN:1868-9078
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Author Notes:Peter Pfälzner, Hasan A. Qasim, Ivana Puljiz, Paola Sconzo, Betina I. Faist
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Summary:The excavations at Bassetki aim at diachronically investigating a Northern Mesopotamian city. Layers of the Ninevite V period, the Early Middle-Tigris III period, the Old- Babylonian time, the Mittani period, the Middle- and Neo-Assyrian and the Islamic time have been exposed. The discovery of a cuneiform archive made it possible to identify the site with the city of Mardama, a provincial capital of the Middle Assyrian Empire.
Die Ausgrabungen in Bassetki verfolgen das Ziel, eine nordmesopotamische Stadtanlage diachronisch zu untersuchen. Bisher wurden Schichten der Ninive V-Periode, der Frühen Mittel-Tigris III Periode, der Altbabylonischen Zeit, der Mittani-Zeit, der Mittel- und Neuassyrischen sowie der Islamischen Zeit erfasst. Durch den Fund eines Tontafelarchivs konnte der Ort mit der Stadt Mardama, einer Provinzhauptstadt des mittelassyrischen Reiches identifiziert werden.
ISSN:1868-9078

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