Tell al-Rimah
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Tell al-Rimah (in modern Ninawa Governorate, Iraq roughly 50 miles west of Mosul) was the Ancient Near East city of Karana or Qattara in the Sinjar region west of Nineveh.
History
While it appears that the site was occupied in the 3rd millenium, it reached it's greatest size and prominence during the 2nd millenium and in the Neo-Assyrian period. The second millenium activity was primarily during the Old Babylonian and Mitanni times.
At various times, Tell al-Rimah has been linked with either Qatara or Karana, both cites known to be in that area during the 2nd millenium.
Archaeology
The region was originally surveyed by Seton Lloyd in 1938. [1] The site of Tell al-Rimah was excavated from 1964 to 1971 by a British School of Archaeology in Iraq team led by David Oates. [2] [3] [4] A large temple and palace from the early 2nd millenium were excavated as well as a Neo-Assyrian building. A number of Old Babylonian tablets contemporary with Zimri-Lim of Mari were found [5] [6] [7] as well as other objects. Tell al-Rimah also is known for having a 3rd millenium example of brink vaulting. [8] The most notable artifact found was the stele of Adad-nirari III which mentioned an early king of Israel. [9]
Notes
- ^ Seton Lloyd, Some Ancient Sites in the Sinjar district, Iraq, vol. 5, pp. 123ff, 1938
- ^ David Oates, The Excavations at Tell al Rimah: 1964, Iraq, vol. 27, no. 2, pp. 62-68, 1965
- ^ David Oates, The Excavations at Tell al Rimah: 1967, Iraq, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 115-138, 1968
- ^ David Oates, The Excavations at Tell al Rimah: 1971, Iraq, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 77-86, 1972
- ^ H. W. F. Saggs, The Tell al Rimah Tablets: 1965, Iraq, vol. 30, vo. 2, pp. 154-174, 1968
- ^ D. J. Wiseman, The Tell al Rimah Tablets: 1966, Iraq, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 175-205, 1968
- ^ Stephanie Page, The Tablets from Tell Al-Rimah 1967: A Preliminary Report, Iraq, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 87-97, 1968
- ^ Barbara Parker, Cylinder Seals from Tell al Rimah, Iraq, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 21-38, 1975
- ^ William H. Shea, Adad-Nirari III and Jehoash of Israel, Journal of Cuneiform Studies, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 101-113, 1978
References
- Carolyn Postgate, David Oates and Joan Oates, The Excavations at Tell al Rimah: The Pottery, Aris & Phillips, 1998, ISBN 0856687006
- Stephanie Dalley, C.B.F Walker and J.D. Hawkins. The Old Babylonian Tablets from Al-Rimah, British School of Archaeology in Iraq, 1976, ISBN 0903472031
- Stephanie Dalley, Mari and Karana: Two Old Babylonian Cities, Gorgias Press, 2002 ISBN 1931956022
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