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Location

Syrian Arab Republic, Mardīkh
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Ebla, Dead Kings Sanctuary

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The Dead Kings Sanctuary B2 served fot cult of the Deified Royal Ancestors

Paolo Matthiae, Rbla. Recent Excavation Results and the Continuity of Syrian Arts in: Cultures in Contact: From Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean in the Second Millennium B.C, Cultures in Contact: From Mesopotamia to the Mediterranean in the Second Millennium B.C. 2013, p. 107
Frances Pinnock, The Urban Landscape of Old Syrian Ebla, Journal of Cuneiform Studies 2001 (53), pp. 13 - 33

Relevant museums

Aleppo, National Museum
Large collection of Bronze Age (a/o Ebla, Mari, Ugarit), Iron Age (Arslan Tash), Hellenistic, and Roman finds.
Paris, Louvre
Paris, Louvre

Nearby sites

Ebla, Temple of Resheph
Ebla temple B1. Rashap’s Cult Area with the Deified Royal Ancestors’ Sanctuary.
Ebla State Archives
Tablets from Ebla Tell Mardihk date from the introduction of writing to the end of the third millennium B.C.
Ebla, Abarsal Treaty
XXIII BC peace treaty.
Ebla, Southern Vizier Palace
Ebla, Southern Vizier Palace

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Creators: Entry created by Elżbieta (2016-11-02) , with possible contributions by others. CC BY-SA 4.0, metadata CC-0.
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Suggested citation: , E. , Ebla, Dead Kings Sanctuary. https://vici.org/vici/29295, accessed 2026-07-01.