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Urkesh, also
transliterated Urkish (Akkadian: 𒌨𒆧𒆠UR.KIÅ KI, 𒌨𒋙ð’€ð’„²ð’† UR.KEÅ 3KI;
modern Tell Mozan; Arabic: تل موزان), is a tell, or
settlement mound...
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southeastern Anatolia. The
Hurrians were
first do****ented in the city of
Urkesh,
where they
built their first kingdom.
Their largest and most influential...
- Ur-Kasdim.
According to A. S. Issar, Ur
Kasdim is
identified with the site of
Urkesh – the
capital of the
Hurrian Kingdom, now in
northeastern Syria. It is further...
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represent a
Hurrian god,
possibly Kumarbi or AÅ¡tabi, in
early inscriptions from
Urkesh, but
there is also
evidence that he was
worshiped by the
Hurrians under...
- The
oldest possible reference to him
occurs in a
royal inscription from
Urkesh from
either the
Akkadian or Ur III period,
though the
correct reading of...
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parts of the
Empire (
Urkesh and Marhashe). A well do****ented case of the
latter is that of Naram-Sin's
daughter Tar'am-Agade at
Urkesh.
Records at the Brak...
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Hurrians were in the
region as of the late 3rd
millennium BC. A king of
Urkesh with a
Hurrian name, Tupkish, was
found on a clay
sealing dated c. 2300...
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Italian archaeologist, best
known for
having discovered the
ancient city of
Urkesh (modern Tell Mozan),
capital of the Hurrians, in Syria.
Buccellati is a...
- controversial. Duchesne-Guillemin's
reconstruction may be
heard at the
Urkesh webpage,
though this is only one of at
least five "rival
decipherments of...
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civilization Tell
Halaf Chagar Bazar Hamoukar Jericho Byblos Ebla
Ugarit Urkesh Bronze Age
Akkadian Empire Alashiya Amorite states Alalakh Amurru Andarig...
