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Conjectural location of the Šibaniba Gate

a Pleiades location resource

Creators: Jamie Novotny

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker

Last modified Mar 03, 2023 09:05 PM — History

The representative, estimated location of the gate is based on Reade, RLAss 9 (2000), 390 fig. 1, and Reade (2016), 51 (fig. 10).

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

Geometry and coordinates (long, lat order):
{ "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ 43.1668081, 36.3718555 ] }

Archaeological remains:
Unknown

Association certainty:
Uncertain

Positional Accuracy Assessment:
Google Earth and Partners Imagery 2016 and following

Location type:
representative

Temporal attestations:

Neo-Assyrian/Babylonian Middle East (720–540 BC) (confident)

References:

Data Source:

Reade 2016 51 (fig. 10)

See Further:

RLAss 9 390 fig. 1

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

The gate’s location is based on an aerial photograph of Nineveh taken in 1929, Corona satellite imagery (1967-68), and Google satellite imagery.

The coordinates of the gate given in this resource are about 900 m south of the northeast corner of Nineveh’s wall. Given the lack of in-situ textual evidence, it is possible that the Šibaniba Gate could have been built further south. Three locations have been suggested: (1) about 1,450 m south of the northeast corner (coordinates: 36.3674842, 43.1700696); (2) approximately 2,000 m south of the northeast corner (coordinates: 36.3632768, 43.1724032); and (3) about 2,800 m north of the southeast corner (coordinates: 36.361431, 43.173201).

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Conjectural location of the Šibaniba Gate