ApMyth 4.1:4 :ܕܣ̈ܓܝ ܡܝ̈ܬܘ ܒܗܕܢ ܝܡܐ ܕܬܝܠܝܐ‏ : that many have died in this sea of siege-works
See the entire entry for tel, tellā n.m. tell, mound