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Qatna

Qatna (modern: Arabic: تل المشرفة, Tell al-Mishrifeh; also Tell Misrife or Tell Mishrifeh) was an ancient city located in Homs Governorate, Syria. Its remains constitute a tell situated about 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Homs near the village of al-Mishrifeh. The city was an important center through most of the second millennium BC and in the first half of…

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Owner
Public
Location
al-Mishrifeh, Homs Governorate, Syria
Abandoned
1982
Archaeologists
Robert du Mesnil du Buisson, Michel Al-Maqdissi, Daniele Morandi Bonacossi and Peter Pfälzner
Built
c. 3300 BCE
Condition
Ruined

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Qatna

Nodes147
Edges146
Triples150
Avg. degree1.99
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Components1

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related to Etymology · 23
Qatna → Akkadian, Akkadianized, Amorite, Aside, BC Egyptian Story, Ebla, Eblaite, Ethiopian, Ga-da-nu, Giovanni Pettinato, Gudadanum, In Alalakh, Late Bronze Age, Mari, Michael Astour, Middle Bronze Age, Qa-ta-na, Qatanum, Semitic, Sinuhe
related to Economy · 19
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related to Further reading · 19
Qatna → Altkaukasische Studien, Bork, Department, Die Sprache, Ferdinand, Friedrich, German, Harrassowitz, ISSN, Johannes, Kunde, Morgenlandes, OCLC, Oriental Studies, Qaṭna, University, Vienna, Wiener Zeitschrift, Zur Sprache
related to Cultural memory · 14
Qatna → BCE, Beyond, Egyptian, Furthermore, Hall, Išḫi-Addu, Late Bronze Age, Pottery, Qatna's, Royal Hypogeum, The, These, Together, While
related to Population and language · 14
Qatna → Akkadian, Amorite, BC, Hurrian, Hurrians, Mari, Mitannian, Qatna's Akkadian, Richter, Semitic Amorite, Texts, The, The Amorites, The Arameans
related to Government · 12
Qatna → Another, Assyrian, During, EB IV, Hamath, Ib'al, In, Known, Mari, Nazala, The, Tomb IV
related to Site · 11
Qatna → BC, Early Bronze Age IV, Homs, It, Mydan, Orontes River, Qatna's, Slik, The, Three, Zorat
related to Culture · 8
Qatna → Due, Elephants, For, Judging, Mesopotamia, Syria, Textiles, The
related to External links · 6
Qatna → Bronzezeit Digital, German, Grabungsprojekt Qatna Collection, Idanda's, Prunkvolle Relikte, Syrian Royal Tomb The
Abandoned · 1
Qatna → 1982

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QatnaAbandoned19821.00infobox
QatnaArchaeologistsRobert du Mesnil du Buisson, Michel Al-Maqdissi, Daniele Morandi Bonacossi and Peter Pfälzner1.00infobox
QatnaBuiltc. 3300 BCE1.00infobox
QatnaConditionRuined1.00infobox
QatnaCulturesAmorite, Aramean1.00infobox
QatnaExcavation dates1924, 1927–1929, 1994, 1999–20111.00infobox
QatnaLocational-Mishrifeh, Homs Governorate, Syria1.00infobox
QatnaOwnerPublic1.00infobox
QatnaPeriodsBronze Age, Iron Age1.00infobox
QatnaPublic accessYes1.00infobox
QatnaTypeSettlement1.00infobox
QatnaWebsitehttp://www.qatna.de/1.00infobox

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