Historical place profile

Nabulu

A town mentioned in Neo-Assyrian sources that is now identified as modern Girnavaz Höyük. Nabulu was a Late Bronze Age and an Iron Age settlement located north of Nusaybin.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:539776278
Catalogue ID
pleiades:539776278
Place type
archaeological-site, settlement
Coordinates
37.104978, 41.230509
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

A town mentioned in Neo-Assyrian sources that is now identified as modern Girnavaz Höyük. Nabulu was a Late Bronze Age and an Iron Age settlement located north of Nusaybin.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Pleiades

Source and reuse

This profile derives from the Pleiades current GIS record, licensed CC BY 3.0. Pleiades place record The profile preserves the source name, point, type, description, precision and provenance without silently adding a boundary reconstruction.

Research path

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