Dur-(Kuri)galzu
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Contributors:
Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert, Rune Rattenborg
Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Last modified
Jan 13, 2023 05:01 PM
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History
Dur-(Kuri)galzu was founded by the Kassite ruler Kurigalzu ca. 1400 B.C. At its peak the site covered some 225 ha.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/893988
33.3562339667, 44.1974422333
- Representative Locations:
- CIGS location of Tall ‘Aqarqūf (unspecified date range)
- OSM location of Dur-Kurigalzu ziggurat (2000 BC - 1000 BC)
- DARMC location 32453 (750 BC - 330 BC)
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- عقرقوف ('Aqar-Qūf: Modern Standard Arabic)
- Dur-galzu (750 BC - 330 BC)
- Dur-kurigalzu (750 BC - 330 BC)
- تل عقرقوف (Tall ‘Aqarqūf: Arabic, modern)
- None
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None
settlement, archaeological site, temple
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 91 F4 Dur-(Kuri)galzu
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Aqarquf
M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, Gabriel Mckee, R. Talbert, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Dur-(Kuri)galzu: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/893988> [accessed: 26 September 2023]
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