  Shown within Iraq | |
| Alternative name | Mardama |
|---|---|
| Location | Bassetki, Dohuk Governorate, Iraq |
| Region | Mesopotamia |
| Coordinates | 36°57′31.6″N 42°43′17.4″E / 36.958778°N 42.721500°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | before 2250 BC |
| Periods | Akkadian Empire to Middle Assyrian Empire |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 2013, 2016 - 2019 |
| Archaeologists | Peter Pfälzner. Dr. Hasan Qasim |
Mardaman (modern Bassetki) was a northern Mesopotamian city that existed between ca.2200 and 1200 BC. It was uncovered in 2018 after translation of 92 cuneiform tablets. The tablets were discovered in summer 2017, near the Kurdish village of Bassetki, by a team of archaeologists. The team hailed from Tübingen's Institute for Ancient Near Eastern Studies, and were led by Prof. Dr. Peter Pfälzner of the University of Tübingen.[1] The city-god of Mardaman was the Hurrian goddess Shuwala. After the time of Assyrian occupation it is uncertain if this continued. It is thought that later in the 1st millennium BC a temple of Gula was at Mardaman.[2]
- ^ "Cuneiform tablets from Bassetki reveal location of ancient royal city of Mardaman". uni-tuebingen.de/en/. May 9, 2018.
- ^ Sibbing-Plantholt, Irene, "Gula in the 2nd and 1st Millennia BCE", The Image of Mesopotamian Divine Healers. Brill, pp. 51-105, 2021