Ancient Settlement in Syria.
Ruins of the Assyrian provincial capital Shadikanni on the Khabur River.
"Gaston Maspero, the 19th century French archaeologist, wrote that in the ninth century BCE the palaces of Shadikanni “were decorated with winged bulls, lions, stelae, and bas reliefs carved in marble brought from the hills of Singar.”
Shadikanni Palace
Relevant museums
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Deir ez-Zor Museum
Deir ez-Zor, Archaeological Museum
Syrian Arab Republic, Deir ez-Zor
Nearby sites
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Roman Fort Castellum Arabum
Roman Fort Castellum Arabum
Syrian Arab Republic, ‘Ajājā -
Shadikanni
Shadikanni
Syrian Arab Republic, ‘Ajājā -
Tell Mashnaqa
Beneath the water of the al-Hassakah Dam.
Syrian Arab Republic, Al Qaşr -
Saba'a Stele of Adad-nirari III
Saba'a Stela - Saba'a Inscription housed in İstanbul Archaeology Museums.
Syrian Arab Republic, Saba‘ wa Arba‘īn