Tell Yassir
archaeological site · 10000 BC – 2099 AD
The largest of seven mounds near the modern village of Qariyah Khamsa. Based on the contents of several cuneiform tablets discovered at the site, it is tentatively identified as the location of the ancient city of Malgium, the capital of a kingdom in the Ur III period. It is one of several tell sites in the region, collectively known as Tulūl al-Fāj.
- Coordinates
- 32.56130, 45.09891
- Also known as
- I تل قرية خمسة (arb), Malgium, Malgum, Malgûm, Malkum (akk), Tell Qariyah Khamsa 1 (arb), ma-al-gi4-aKI (akk), تل ياسر (arb)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
- Wikidata · CC0 1.0Wikidata (CC0)