Khafajah
Khafajah or Khafaje (Arabic: خفاجة), ancient Tutub, is an archaeological site in Diyala Governorate, Iraq 7 miles (11 km) east of Baghdad. Khafajah lies on the Diyala River, a tributary of the Tigris. Occupied from the Uruk and Jemdet Nasr periods through the end of the Old Babylonian Empire, it was under the control of the Akkadian Empire and then the Third Dynasty of Ur in the 3rd millennium BC. It then became part of the empire of the city-state of Eshnunna lying 12 miles (19 km) southwest of that city, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the ancient city of Shaduppum, and near Tell Ishchali, both which Eshnunna also controlled. It then fell to Babylonia before falling into disuse.
Tutub | |
Shown within Iraq | |
| Alternative name | Khafaje |
|---|---|
| Location | Diyala Governorate, Iraq |
| Region | Mesopotamia |
| Coordinates | 33°21′16.83″N 44°33′20.71″E |
| Type | tell |
| History | |
| Periods | Uruk, Jemdet Nasr, Early Dynastic, Akkadian, Isin-Larsa |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1930-1938 |
| Archaeologists | Henri Frankfort, Thorkild Jacobsen, Pinhas Delougaz |
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