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Enamtila

a Pleiades place resource

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tags: ANE, Babylonian

The temple of the god Bēl-mātāti (Enlil), Enamtila (“House of Life”), was located in the Kumar district of Babylon, in the western half of the inner city. According to the Babylonian topographical text Tintir = Babylon Tablet IV, it was one of seven temples in that part of Babylon. Enamtila is mentioned in Old Babylonian and Kassite Period texts.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/117946902

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
32.534577, 44.416098

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- Uncertain: Proposed location of Enamtila (2000 BC - 540 BC) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Enamtila (Sumerian, 2000 BC - 540 BC)
- bīt Bēl-mātāti (Akkadian, 2000 BC - 540 BC)

Enamtila makes connections with:

Enamtila part of (physical/topographic) Babylon (2000 BC - 540 BC)
Enamtila part of (physical/topographic) Kumar (2000 BC - 540 BC)

Enamtila receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated, temple

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jamie Novotny, 'Enamtila: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2021 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/117946902> [accessed: 20 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/117946902 |title=Places: 117946902 (Enamtila) |author=Novotny, J. |accessdate=April 20, 2024 12:38 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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