Eshnunna
Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar in Diyala Governorate, Iraq) was an ancient Sumerian (and later Akkadian) city and city-state in central Mesopotamia 12.6 miles northwest of Tell Agrab and 15 miles northwest of Tell Ishchali. Although situated in the Diyala Valley northwest of Sumer proper, the city nonetheless belonged securely within the Sumerian cultural milieu. It is sometimes, in archaeological papers, called Ashnunnak or Tuplias.
Shown within Iraq | |
| Alternative name | Tell Asmar |
|---|---|
| Location | Iraq |
| Coordinates | 33°29′3″N 44°43′42″E |
| Type | settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | Late 4th Millennium BC |
| Periods | Bronze Age |
| Cultures | Early Dynastic, Akkadian, Ur III, Isin-Larsa, Old Babylonian |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1930 to 1936, late 1990s |
| Archaeologists | Henri Frankfort, Seton Lloyd, Thorkild Jacobsen |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
The tutelary deity of the city was Tishpak (Tišpak) though other gods, including Sin, Adad, and Inanna of Kititum were also worshiped there. The personal goddesses of the rulers were Belet-Šuḫnir and Belet-Terraban.
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