Royal Hypogeum at Qatna
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Mar 05, 2024 10:21 AM
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Tomb VI at Qatna, known as the Royal Hypogeum, is a tomb complex located approximately 12 meters below the Royal Palace of Qatna. The tomb consists of a long corridor and 4 burial chambers, and contained approximately 20 burials.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/650320274
34.8358369654, 36.8639045437
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Royal tomb complex at Qatna (2335 BC - 1600 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Royal Hypogeum at Qatna located at Qatna (2335 BC - 1600 BC)
- Royal Hypogeum at Qatna part of (analytical) Royal Palace of Qatna (2335 BC - 1600 BC)
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catacomb, cemetery, necropolis
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Gabriel Mckee, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Royal Hypogeum at Qatna: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/650320274> [accessed: 20 April 2025]
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