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Khorsabad Citadel Gate A

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Jamie Novotny

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Dec 29, 2020 12:01 PM — History

tags: ANE, Assyrian

This decorated gate is located on the western wall of the citadel of Dūr-Šarrukīn ("Fort Sargon"), the capital of the Assyrian Empire constructed by Sargon II (r. 721–705 BC).

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/460169770

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
36.5063474, 43.2269696

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Khorsabad Citadel Gate A (720 BC - 540 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Citadel Gate A (English, AD 1800 - AD 2099)

Khorsabad Citadel Gate A makes connections with:

Khorsabad Citadel Gate A part of (physical/topographic) Dur-Sharrukin (720 BC - 540 BC)

Khorsabad Citadel Gate A receives connections from:

Egalgabarinutukua located near Khorsabad Citadel Gate A (720 BC - 540 BC)
Khorsabad Residence M located near Khorsabad Citadel Gate A (720 BC - 540 BC)
Nabû temple (Khorsabad) located near Khorsabad Citadel Gate A (720 BC - 540 BC)
Sebetti temple (Khorsabad) located near Khorsabad Citadel Gate A (720 BC - 540 BC)

Place type:
gate (of a city), city gate

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jamie Novotny, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Khorsabad Citadel Gate A: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/460169770> [accessed: 26 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/460169770 |title=Places: 460169770 (Khorsabad Citadel Gate A) |author=Novotny, J. |accessdate=April 26, 2024 2:34 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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