دلبات

Also known as Tell ed-Duleim, Tell al-Deylam

Dilbat (modern Tell ed-Duleim or Tell al-Deylam) was an ancient Near Eastern city located 25 kilometers south of Babylon on the eastern bank of the Western Euphrates in modern-day Babil Governorate, Iraq. It lies 15 kilometers southeast of the ancient city of Borsippa. The site of Tell Muhattat (also Tell Mukhattat), 5 kilometers away, was earlier thought to be Dilbat. The ziggurat E-ibe-Anu, dedicated to Urash, a minor local deity distinct from the earth goddess Urash, was located in the center of the city and was mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh.

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Place details

Locality: عشائرالبدير
Region: محافظة النجف
Country: العراق
Population: 0

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Ancient site.name: Dilbat
Ancient site.map_type: Iraq
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.map_size: 200
Ancient site.location: Babil Governorate, Iraq
Ancient site.type: settlement
Ancient site.excavations: 1879, 1989, 2017-2023
Ancient site.archaeologists: Hormuzd Rassam, J. A. Armstrong, Maryam Omran, Haider Almamor
Ancient site.condition: Ruined
Ancient site.ownership: Public
Ancient site.public_access: Yes

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Instance of: archaeological site
Country: Iraq
Located in: Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate
Time zone: UTC+03:00
Image: Hammurabi's Babylonia 1.svg

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culture: Sumer
P8168: 4995 Griffin
Commons category: Dilbat

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