Dilbat

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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.^[1]

Indice 1 History 2 References 3 See also 4 External links

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). ^[2] It was an early agricultural center cultivating einkorn wheat and producing reed products.^[3]

References

1^ http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0006-0895(199212)55%3A4%3C219%3AWOETAA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-8

See also

• Cities of the Ancient Near East

External links

[1] Sumer Map with Dilbat labeled as T. ed Duleim

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