Urkesh, also transliterated Urkish (Akkadian: 𒌨𒆧𒆠 UR.KIŠ KI, 𒌨𒋙𒀭𒄲𒆠 UR.KEŠ 3KI; modern Tell Mozan; Arabic: تل موزان), is a tell, or settlement mound, located in the foothills of the Taurus …

Urkesh beyond Urkesh AVASA (eng/ita): the extended project during time of crisis IIMAS: a project well rooted over time: Overview preface introduction background: Project support news …

They spoke the Hurrian language, and lived throughout northern Syria, upper Mesopotamia and southeastern Anatolia. The Hurrians were first documented in the city of Urkesh, where they …

Jun 24, 2015 · Located in what is now northern Syria, near its current borders with Turkey and Iraq, ancient Urkesh was once a large Mesopotamian city that flourished between 4000 and …

The system provides online access to the totality of the observations made in the field during the process of excavation: it is known as the Urkesh Global Record. This allows the reader to …

Urkesh was a major political and religious center of the Hurrians – an elusive population of the ancient Near East. Our excavations have shown that they had developed a strong urban …

Urkesh is made a vassal of the kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia. In all likelihood, with the collapse of this personal empire from about 1776 BC, Mari renews its control of Urkesh until its own fall.

Aug 24, 2020 · While the exact origins remain unknown, it is established that Urkesh dates back to at least the early part of the fourth millennium BC. It occupied a vast area, encompassing …

The Urkesh Republic (Уркеш, formerly the Kingdom of Urkesh) is a fictional Eastern European country, within the former Soviet Bloc. Urkesh was a monarchy until around a decade after …

The Urkesh Eco-Archaeological Park: The site of Urkesh, with a flock of sheep in the foreground and the mountains of the Tur-Abdin in the background. The ram in the upper left is from a seal …