  Shown within Iraq | |
| Location | Diyala Governorate (Iraq) |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 34°17′8″N 45°0′5″E / 34.28556°N 45.00139°E |
| Type | settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | Early 3th millennium BC |
| Periods | Bronze Age |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1977-1980 |
| Archaeologists | Antonio Invernizzi, G. Bergamini |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
Tell Yelkhi, is an ancient Near East archaeological site in Diyala Governorate (Iraq). It was examined as part of the Hamrin Dam salvage excavation before it flooded. Other sites a part of that rescue excavation included, Me-Turan, Tell Gubah, Tell Songor, Tellul Hamediyat, Tell Rubeidheh, Tell Madhur, Tell Imlihiye, Tell Rashid, Tell Saadiya and Tell Abada.[1] Some of these sites, including Tell Yelkhi, periodically emerge from the water.[2] The site of Tell Yelhi was settled in the early 3rd millennium BC and occupation continued through the Kassite period late in the 2nd millennium BC. Its name in ancient times is not yet known though Awalki (known during Akkadian, Ur III, and Old Babylonian periods) has been suggested.[3][4]
- ^ Kawamata, Masanori, "Telul Hamediyat near Tells Gubba and Songor: Part III", al-Rafidan 12, pp. 249-59, 1991
- ^ [1] Titolo, Andrea, "Use of time-series NDWI to monitor emerging archaeological sites: Case studies from Iraqi artificial reservoirs", Remote Sensing 13.4, pp. 786, 2021
- ^ Gentili, Paolo, "I Nomi di Yelkhi", Egitto e Vicino Oriente, pp. 95-127, 2011
- ^ Bergamini, Giovanni, "Awalki-Yelkhi?", Mesopotamia 57, pp. 1-15, 2022