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'''Dilbat''' (modern '''Tell ed-Duleim''', [[Iraq]]) [1] was an ancient [[Sumer|Sumerian]] minor city located southeast from [[Babylon]] on the eastern bank of the Western [[Euphrates]] in modern day [[Al-Qādisiyyah]], [[Iraq]]. | '''Dilbat''' (modern '''Tell ed-Duleim''', [[Iraq]]) [1] was an ancient [[Sumer|Sumerian]] minor city located southeast from [[Babylon]] on the eastern bank of the Western [[Euphrates]] in modern day [[Al-Qādisiyyah]], [[Iraq]]. | ||
| - | The [[ziggurat]] [[E (temple)|E]]-ibe-Anu, dedicated to the goddess [[Urash]], was located in the center of the city and was mentioned in the [[Epic of Gilgamesh]]. | + | The [[ziggurat]] [[E (temple)|E]]-ibe-Anu, dedicated to the goddess [[Urash]], was located in the center of the city and was mentioned in the [[Epic of Gilgamesh]] [2]. |
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Dilbat (modern Tell ed-Duleim, Iraq) [1] was an ancient Sumerian minor city located southeast from Babylon on the eastern bank of the Western Euphrates in modern day Al-Qādisiyyah, Iraq.
The ziggurat E-ibe-Anu, dedicated to the goddess Urash, was located in the center of the city and was mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh [2].
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History
Dilbat was founded during the Sumerian Early Dynastic II period, around 2700 BC, and had an estimated population of 5,000 with an archeological site covering 124 hectares (50 acres). [1] It was an early agricultural center cultivating einkorn wheat and producing reed products.[2]
References
1^ http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0006-0895(199212)55%3A4%3C219%3AWOETAA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-8
See also
External links
[1] Sumer Map with Dilbat labeled as T. ed Duleim
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