Tell Leilan
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Tell Leilan is a major ancient Near Eastern archaeological site in northeastern Syria, identified with the Bronze Age city of Shubat-Enlil, a former capital of the Old Assyrian Empire.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shubat-Enlil | 0 |
| Harvey Weiss | 0 |
| Shamshi-Adad I | 0 |
| Tell Brak | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age city
ⓘ
Old Assyrian king ⓘ ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ archaeologist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Assyrian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Shamshi-Adad I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| culture |
Akkadian
ⓘ
Hurrian NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Assyrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Harvey Weiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Shamshi-Adad I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Tell Leilan (Shubat-Enlil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavation | Yale University expedition ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery |
administrative tablets
ⓘ
cuneiform tablets ⓘ granaries ⓘ palatial architecture ⓘ temple remains ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceFor |
administrative bureaucracy
ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city wall
ⓘ
large central mound ⓘ lower town ⓘ |
| hasMaterialCulture |
bronze objects
ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ cuneiform inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite | Tell Brak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStratigraphy | multi-period occupation layers ⓘ |
| identifiedWith | Shubat-Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khabur River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ al-Hasakah Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Syria ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Near East ⓘ |
| period | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| researchTopic |
ancient climate change
ⓘ
state formation in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| servedAs | capital of the Old Assyrian Empire ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for climate-related collapse in the 3rd millennium BCE
ⓘ
key site for study of Old Assyrian expansion ⓘ major urban center in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorOccupation |
3rd millennium BCE
ⓘ
early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.