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Location

  • Syrian Arab Republic, Mardīkh
  • geo:35.797298,36.797485

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  • temple
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Ebla, Dead Kings Sanctuary

data access 29295

The Dead Kings Sanctuary B2 served fot cult of the Deified Royal Ancestors

  1. Paolo Matthiae, Rbla. Recent Excavation Results and the Continuity of Syrian Arts in: Cultures in Contact: From Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean in the Second Millennium B.C, Cultures in Contact: From Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean in the Second Millennium B.C. 2013, p. 107
  2. Frances Pinnock, The Urban Landscape of Old Syrian Ebla, Journal of Cuneiform Studies 2001 (53), pp.  13 - 33

Relevant museums

  • Aleppo, National Museum
    Large collection of Bronze Age (a/o Ebla, Mari, Ugarit), Iron Age (Arslan Tash), Hellenistic, and Roman finds.
    Syrian Arab Republic, Aleppo
  • Paris, Louvre
    Paris, Louvre
    France, Paris

Nearby sites

  • Ebla, Temple of Resheph
    Ebla temple B1. Rashap’s Cult Area with the Deified Royal Ancestors’ Sanctuary.
    Syrian Arab Republic, Mardīkh
  • Ebla State Archives
    Tablets from Ebla Tell Mardihk date from the introduction of writing to the end of the third millennium B.C.
    Syrian Arab Republic, Mardīkh
  • Ebla, Abarsal Treaty
    XXIII BC peace treaty.
    Syrian Arab Republic, Mardīkh
  • Ebla, Southern Vizier Palace
    Ebla, Southern Vizier Palace
    Syrian Arab Republic, Mardīkh

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2016-11-02) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
Persistent URI: https://vici.org/vici/29295
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Suggested citation: Elżbieta , Ebla, Dead Kings Sanctuary. https://vici.org/vici/29295, accessed 2026-11-12.