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{{Short description|Archaeological site in Iraq}}
{{Infobox ancient site
|name = Kemune
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'''Kemune''' (
==Archaeology==
The site was first [[Archaeological excavation|excavated]] by German and Kurdish archaeologists in Autumn 2018. The excavation was led by Ivana Puljiz of the [[University of Tübingen]]. The work concentrated on the remains of the palace. Ten Mitanni-era tablets were discovered.<ref>Puljiz, Ivana,
The site held a palace constructed on the banks of the [[Tigris]] River during the days of the [[Mitanni|Mitanni Empire]] rule over [[Assyria]].<ref name="cnn1">{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/iraq-palace-drought-scli-intl/index.html |title=Ancient palace emerges from drought-hit Iraq reservoir |publisher=CNN.com |date= |accessdate=2009-06-28}}</ref> The remains of the palace conserved to a height of about seven meters. According to Dr. Ivana Puljiz, the two usage phases are clearly noticeable, indicating that the building has been in use for a very long time. Archaeologists unearthed several rooms inside the palace and partially reviewed eight of them. They also uncovered big, fired bricks that were used as floor slabs in some places. Ten cuneiform clay tablets belonged to Mittani people and were translated by Betina Faist of [[Heidelberg University]]. According to one of the tablets, Kemune was probably the ancient city of Zakhiku.<ref>[https://iris.unito.it/bitstream/2318/1957170/1/MittaniCuneiformDocuments.pdf]de Martino, Stefano, "The Mittanian Cuneiform Documents: The Interplay between Content, Language, Material, Format, and Sealing Practices", The Ancient World Revisited: Material Dimensions of Written Artefacts 37, pp. 207-219, 2024</ref> Well-preserved [[Mural|wall paintings]] were also found in some rooms, which are two meters thick and more than two meters high.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nield|first=David|title=Archaeologists at Tigris Uncover Grand Palace Ruins of a Mysterious Ancient Empire|url=https://www.sciencealert.com/archaeologists-uncover-a-grand-mysterious-palace-on-the-tigris-river|access-date=2020-09-17|website=ScienceAlert|language=en-gb}}</ref>
==See also==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Tigris}}
==External links==
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[[Category:Archaeological sites in Iraq]]
[[Category:Former populated places in Iraq]]
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