Tell Haddad
Me-Turan is an archaeological site in Iraq comprising the modern Tell Haddad and Tell al-Sib.[1]
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| Alternative name | Me-Turan |
|---|---|
| Location | Diyala Governorate, Iraq |
| Region | Mesopotamia |
| Coordinates | 34°12′52″N 45°5′5″E |
| Type | tell |
| Height | 6 metre |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1979 |
History
Me-Turan is an archaeological site "about 18 km to the west of Jalawlah, west of the Diyala river"[1] in Iraq. The site comprises the modern Tell Haddad and Tell al-Sib.[1]
Archaeology
Tell Haddad is a 6 m high tell and the largest site in the area after Baradan. The site was worked as part of a salvage excavation by Iraqi archaeologists in 1979.[2][1][3][4][5]
References
- Mustafa, Abdul-Kader Abdul-Jabbar (1983). The Old Babylonian tablets from Me-Turan (Tell al-Sib and Tell Haddad) (PhD).
- Al-Rawi, F. N. H. (1994). "Texts from Tell Haddad and elsewhere". IRAQ. 56: 35–43. doi:10.1017/S0021088900002795. ISSN 0021-0889.
- Muhamed, Ahmad Kamil (1992). Old Babylonian cuneiform texts from the Hamrin Basin Tell Haddad. London: Nabu. OCLC 640257618.
- Cavigneaux, Antoine; Al-Rawi, Farouk (1993). "New Sumerian Literary Texts from Tell Haddad (Ancient Meturan): A First Survey". Iraq. 55: 91–105. doi:10.2307/4200369. ISSN 0021-0889.
- Hanoon, N. (1982). "Baradan, al-Seib and Haddad Tells". Sumer. 40: 70–71.
Further reading
- Hanoon, N. 1982. Tell al-Seeb and Tell Haddad, BSMS 2, 5-6.
- Sulaimman, B. S. 2003-04. Results of Prospectings in Tell Haddad, Sumer 52, 89-143
See also
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