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tags: ANE, Assyrian

Modern designation for the palace of the seventh-century-BC Assyrian king Esarhaddon (r. 680–669 BC) constructed in the southwest corner of the citadel of Kalhu (biblical Calah, modern Nimrud).

Romanized Name(s):
Southwest Palace, South-West Palace

Name as attested:

Language:
English

Name type:
geographic name

Accuracy of transcription:
accurate

Level of transcription completeness:
complete

Level of certainty in association between name and the place:
Certain

Temporal attestations:

nineteenth century of the common era (confident)
twentieth century of the common era (confident)
twenty-first century of the common era (confident)

References:

See Further:

RLAss Kalhu §22

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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