Dilbat
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| - | '''Dilbat''' ( | + | '''Dilbat''' (la moderna '''Tell ed-Duleim''', [[Iraq]]) [1] è stata una antica città minore [[Sumeri|sumera]] localizzata a sud-e di [[Babilonia]], sulla riva est del ramo ovest dell'[[Eufrate]] (oggi è [[Al-Qādisiyyah]] in [[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]] [2]. | 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]. | ||
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Dilbat (la moderna Tell ed-Duleim, Iraq) [1] è stata una antica città minore sumera localizzata a sud-e di Babilonia, sulla riva est del ramo ovest dell'Eufrate (oggi è Al-Qādisiyyah in 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) [3]. It was an early agricultural center cultivating einkorn wheat and producing reed products [4].
References
1^ http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0006-0895(199212)55%3A4%3C219%3AWOETAA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-8
2^ http://www.gutenberg.org/files/18897/18897-8.txt
3^ Sumerian Cities with 27th Century BCE Population Estimates
See also
External links
[1] Sumer Map with Dilbat labeled as T. ed Duleim
