Equlû
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Rocio Da Riva
Creators: Rocio Da Riva
Contributors:
Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Mar 27, 2026 07:39 PM
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History
Temple in Babylon, not located, but probably situated near the Uraš Gate in the South of the city of Babylon, according to the textual evidence. The term Equlû may be a loan from Sumerian *é.gu.la “big house”. Although known mainly from the texts of the “Divine Love Lyrics”, the Equlû is also attested in other first millennium BCE rituals from Babylon. The name of the temple was previously read Bīt Qulê.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/461793873
32.528737, 44.42494
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- Less than certain: Equlû located at Uraš Gate (unspecified date range)
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Pleiades
Rocio Da Riva, and Tom Elliott, 'Equlû: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/461793873> [accessed: 19 May 2026]
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