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June 03, 2005
New Neo Assyrian Tablets from Northeast Syria
Arab News reports,
The Syrian-Belgian joint excavation mission in northeast Syria has recently discovered some cuneiform tablets dating back to the neo Assyrian king in the (sic) Mesopotamia Shamshi Adad, 1800 BC, as well it unearthed the king (sic) personal stamp.
The article, which was clearly translated from Arabic, is not so clear on where the tablets were found. But I think it says that they were found at Shager Bazar hill in the city of Hassaka, northeast Syria. You can get an idea where Hassaka is from the map on the Molson Medical Informatics website. You'll also learn about yellow fever and malaria in Syria, but that is another subject.
The archaeologists may have found Shamshi Adad's palace but the article and the announced artifacts are too sketchy to tell for sure. Don't hold your breath for these tablets to be published any time soon. It could take decades. There are still many unpublished tablets from Mesopotamia that were uncovered over one hundred years ago.
Via Archaeology
Posted by DuaneSmith at June 3, 2005 09:42 AM | Read more on Archaeology |
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