archives at Tell Fekheriye
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The archives at Tell Fekheriye are a collection of cuneiform tablets and records that illuminate the administrative, political, and social history of the Middle Assyrian period in northern Mesopotamia.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Assyrian archive
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cuneiform tablet archive ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture |
Assyrian
NERFINISHED
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Middle Assyrian state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPeriod | Middle Assyrian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Tell Fekheriye archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContentType |
administrative records
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economic texts ⓘ legal documents ⓘ letters ⓘ political records ⓘ social history records ⓘ |
| language | Akkadian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tell Fekheriye
NERFINISHED
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Upper Khabur region NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| material | clay tablets ⓘ |
| relevance |
important for political history of northern Mesopotamia
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important for social history of Middle Assyrian period ⓘ key source for Middle Assyrian provincial administration ⓘ |
| script | cuneiform ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
administration of Middle Assyrian provinces
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imperial control mechanisms ⓘ labor organization ⓘ land tenure ⓘ local elites in northern Mesopotamia ⓘ provincial governance ⓘ taxation ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Assyriologists
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historians of the ancient Near East ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reconstructing Middle Assyrian administration
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studying everyday life in Middle Assyrian northern Mesopotamia ⓘ studying provincial integration into the Assyrian state ⓘ |
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