Urkesh
Urkesh, also transliterated Urkish (Akkadian: 𒌨𒆧𒆠UR.KIÅ KI, 𒌨𒋙ð’€ð’„²ð’† UR.KEÅ 3KI; modern Tell Mozan; Arabic: تل موزان), is a tell, or settlement mound, located in the foothills of the Taurus Mountains in Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria. It was founded during the fourth millennium BC, possibly by the Hurrians, on a site which appears to have been inhabited previously for a few centuries. The city god of Urkesh was Kumarbi, father of Teshup.
View of Tell Mozan from the north. | |
Shown within Syria Urkesh (Near East) | |
| Alternative name | Tell Mozan |
|---|---|
| Location | Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria |
| Region | Taurus Mountains |
| Coordinates | 37°3′25″N 40°59′50″E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | 4th millennium BC |
| Abandoned | 1350 BC |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | In ruins |
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