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May 2, 20260 citationsOpen Access

From Akkadian Maridaban to Middle Assyrian Mardama

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PPPeter PfälznerHQHasan Ahmed QasimPSPaola Sconzo

Key Points

  • This research aims to trace the urban development of Maridaban from the Ninevite 5 period through its historical significance in subsequent eras.
  • Excavations conducted in 2018 and 2019 at Bassetki
  • Focus on urban development stages from Ninevite 5 to Middle Assyrian times
  • Textual evidence utilized to document findings
  • Identification of key urban development stages in Maridaban/Mardaman/Mardama
  • Establishment of Maridaban as a significant governor's seat during Middle Assyrian times
  • Documentation of the city's evolution through various historical periods

Abstract

The focus of the 2018 and 2019 excavations at Bassetki was on investigating the beginnings of the city in the Ninevite 5 period, its importance in the Akkadian and Old Babylonian periods, and its function as a governor’s seat in Middle Assyrian times. Thus, the main stages of the urban development of Maridaban/Mardaman/Mardama can be traced, which are also documented textually.

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Pfälzner et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69f594fc71405d493afffe10https://doi.org/10.34780/fa8l-y83r
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