Luhsu
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Creators: Jamie Novotny
Contributors:
Tom Elliott
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Last modified
Aug 13, 2020 08:35 AM
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History
A fortress in the vicinity of Til-garimmu fortified by the Assyrian king Sargon II (r. 721-705 BC) against Urarṭu.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/522605291
38.684612, 38.387036
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- Luhsu (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Luhsu located near Gauraina (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Luhsu part of (administrative) Kammanu/Meliddu (kingdom) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Luhsu located near Purṭir (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Luhsu located near Urartu (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Anduarsalia located near Luhsu (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Anmurru located near Luhsu (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Kiakis located near Luhsu (720 BC - 540 BC)
unlocated, fort, tower (deprecated)
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Pleiades
Luhsu is mentioned together with Anduarsalla, Anmurru, Kiaka, and Purṭir in royal inscriptions of Sargon II. It has been suggested that Luhsu is situated between Purteyrlu (Purṭir) and Nemerli (Anmurru).
Jamie Novotny, and Tom Elliott, 'Luhsu: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/522605291> [accessed: 22 June 2025]
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