- Terqa
Terqa is the name of an ancient city discovered at the site of
Tell Ashara on the banks of the middleEuphrates inSyria , approximately 80 km from the modern border withIraq . Terqa was the leading city of theKhana kingdom. For a time Terqa was influenced by the neighboring city of Mari.Archeology
Between 1976 and 1986 the site was excavated by archaeologists under the co-direction of Dr. Giorgio Buccellati and Dr. Marilyn Kelly-Buccellati. About one-third of the 20 acre site is occupied by the modern town of
Ashara , and is not available for excavation. A region known asQraya lies to the north.Four superimposed temples dedicated to the Goddess of Health,
Ninkarrak were discovered on this site.External links
* [http://users.stlcc.edu/mfuller/aia/papers/chavalas/chavalas.html Terqa and Haradum: A comparative analysis of old Babylonian period houses along the Euphrates]
* [http://www.iimas.org/Terqa.html The Joint Expedition to Terqa]
* [http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~semitic/wl/digsites/Mesopotamia/Terqa_99/ Final publication of the excavations by the Joint Expedition to Terqa]
* [http://www.syriait.com/terqa/index.html Syria Museum Cylinder Seal] -- artifact from Terqa, 1800 BCMEast-hist-stub
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