There were two mounds. The main mound Tell al-Wilayah I covered 64 hectares with a height of 5 meters. Tell al-Wilayah II, about 500 meters to the south, covered about 4.5 hectares and rose to about 5 meters above the plain. Twenty two degraded whole and partial cuneiform tablets of the Old Akkadian (3) and Ur III periods (19) were found in robber holes, discarded by looters. Also found were two Old Akkadian clay jar sealings, an ivory figurine, terracotta plaques depicting naked females clasping their breasts, and two Ur III bricks, of
Shu-Shin and
Shulgi. An Early Dynastic palace was found at the extreme northwest corner (Area III) of the main mound, constructed with plano-convex bricks. In the center of the mound a large Akkadian Empire period building was found. In response to major looting, the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities and Heritage conducted excavations in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2007. Five Old Akkadian cuneiform tablets were found in the first two seasons. In the 2002 season, directed by Aeid Al-Taei, "over 50 cuneiform tablets, 61 stamp and cylinder seals, bronze weapons, ceramics, and important architectural remains dating primarily to the Early Dynastic and Akkadian periods" were found. More brick inscriptions of
Shu-Shin "Šu-Sîn, mighty king, king of Ur, king of the four quarters" and
Shulgi "Šulgi, mighty man, king of Ur, king of the four quarters" were also found. A number of items illegally excavated from Tell al-Wilayah have appeared on the antiquities market. This likely includes two archives of Ur III merchant texts called the Turam-ilï Archive and the SI.A-a Archive. ==See also==