2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Archaeological Investigation on the Ancient Kingdom Tabetu in the Northern Mesopotamia-Excavations at Tell Taban, Hassake, Syria-
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16401018
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Archaeology
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| Research Institution | Kokushikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
NUMOTO Hirotoshi Kokushikan University, Faculty of Physical Education, Professor (40198560)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
YAMADA Shigeo Tukuba University, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Science, Associate Professor (30323223)
ARAI Yuji Aichi Sangyo University, Faculty of Architecture and Art, Associate Professor (20410855)
NISHIYAMA Shinichi Cyber University, Faculty of World Heritage, Associate Professor (50392551)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2006
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| Keywords | Archaeology / Assyria / Clay Tablet / Cuneiform Letter / Syria / Tell Taban / Mesopotamia / Middle Assyrian Period |
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| Research Abstract |
The main study of this research project has focused on the archaeological excavation at Tell Taban in Syria, which is one of the most, important base towns in the Assyrian Empire
We have conducted a total of three seasons of excavations at site and were able to obtain significant results. One of them is the discovery of royal archive room at the palace structure dated to the Middle Assyrian period (1300-1200 B.C). The discovery happened in the winter 2005 and around 500 fragments of clay tablets were collected. Furthermore during the seasons of summer 2005 and 2006, Middle Assyrian and Old Babylonian (1730 B.C) cuneiform texts, which include 60 clay tablets, and 47 inscribed cylinders and bricks, were unearthed.
The above discovery of a large number of cuneiform texts was the first experience among the Japanese expeditions which have been excavating in the Great Mesopotamia region over 50 years. The news of the discovery was widely broadcasted in the Japanese media as a sensation.
The decipherment of the cuneiform texts has been carried out by the Japanese Assyriologists. This was also the first such occasion that the newly discovered cuneiform texts were deciphered and studied first-hand by the Japanese scholars.
The study of Middle Assyrian and Old Babylonian cuneiform texts has been carried out by Shigeo Yamada and Daisuke Shibata and so far revealed numerous hitherto unknown historical information during the second millennium B.C. in the Khabur valley and Northern Mesopotamia. We believe that further study of those cuneiform texts will surely shed new light on the so-called "dark age" in the Syrian Jazira and beyond.
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Research Products
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[Presentation] Old Babylonian Texts from Tell Taban2007
Author(s)
Shigeo Yamada
Organizer
3rd Symposium of Integrated Research in the Bishri Mountains on the Middle Euphrates
Place of Presentation
Sunshine Cultural Hall, Tokyo
Year and Date
2007-03-25
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
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[Presentation] Excavations at Tell Taban, Syria2005
Author(s)
Hirotoshi Numoto
Organizer
Regular Meeting of the Archaeological Society of Kokushikan University
Place of Presentation
Setagaya Campus Kokushikan Uni., Tokyo
Year and Date
2005-03-12
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
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