The temple of Upper city of Nesa on the south terrace of the mound dates to the Late phase of the Assyrian Colony Period.
See:
- Tahsin Özgüç, The Palaces and Temples of Kultepe-Kanis/Nesa, Turk Tarih Kurumu Basimevi, 1999
- Maciej Makowski, The Road to the Citadel of Kanesh. Urban Structure and Spatial Organization of the City during the Assyrian Colony Period, in: Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East 30 April – 4 May 2012, University of Warsaw Volume 1, 2014, pp. 93-111