TELL
AL-RIMAH
![](tellalrimah.jpg)
Tell
Rahid shown within Iraq
Location
: Nineveh Province, Iraq
Region
:
Mesopotamia
Coordinates
: 36°15'25.51 N 42°26'57.61 E
Type
:
tell
Site
notes :
Excavation
dates : 1964–1971
Archaeologists
: D. Oates
Tell
al-Rimah is a tell, or archaeological settlement mound, in Nineveh
Province (Iraq). Its ancient name may have been either Karana or
Qattara. It is located in Nineveh Province (Iraq), roughly 80 kilometres
(50 mi) west of Mosul and ancient Nineveh in the Sinjar region.
History
of archaeological research :
The region was originally surveyed by Seton Lloyd in 1938. The site
of Tell al-Rimah was excavated from 1964 to 1971 by a British School
of Archaeology in Iraq team led by David Oates. A large temple and
palace from the early second millennium BCE were excavated, as well
as a Neo-Assyrian building. Tell al-Rimah also is known for having
a third millennium example of brick vaulting.
Occupation
history :
While it appears that the site was occupied in the third millennium
BCE, it reached its greatest size and prominence during the second
millennium BCE and in the Neo-Assyrian period. The second millennium
activity was primarily during the Old Babylonian and Mitanni periods.
At various times, Tell al-Rimah has been linked with either Qatara
or Karana, both cites known to be in that area during the second
millennium.
Material
culture :
A number of Old Babylonian tablets contemporary with Zimri-Lim of
Mari were found as well as other objects. The most notable artifact
found was the stele of Adad-nirari III which mentioned an early
king of Northern Israel as "Jehoash the Samarian" and
contains the first cuneiform mention of Samaria by that name.
Gallery
:
![](462px-Stele_of_Adad-nirari_III.jpg)
Stele
of Adad-nirari III from Tell al Rimah, discovered in 1967, now in
the Iraq Museum in Baghdad
![](575px-Marble_column_from_Tell_al-Rimah,_Iraq,_Neo-Assyrian_period._Iraq_Museum.jpg)
Marble
column from Tell al-Rimah, Iraq, Neo-Assyrian period. Iraq Museum
![](604px-Limestone_relief_of_a_male_figure_from_Tell_al-Rimah,_Iraq._Kassite._Iraq_Museum.jpg)
Limestone
relief of a male figure from Tell al-Rimah, Iraq. Kassite period.
Iraq Museum
Source
:
https://en.wikipedia.org/
wiki/Tell_al-Rimah