Sippar
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Contributors:
Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Rune Rattenborg
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Last modified
Dec 26, 2023 12:27 AM
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History
Sippar (or Zimbir) was an ancient city located on the east bank of the Euphrates river at the site of modern Tell Abu Habbah. In order to avoid confusing this site with its sister city of Sippar-Amnanum (Tell ed-Der), it is sometimes labeled as Sippar-Yahrurum.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/894089
33.0597376942, 44.2542432865
- Representative Locations:
- CIGS location of Tall Abū Ḥabbah (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- DARE Location (750 BC - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.
- OSM location of سيبار (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Sippar (750 BC - AD 640)
- Less than certain: Sipphara (330 BC - 30 BC)
- تل أبو حبة (Tall Abū Ḥabbah: Arabic, modern)
- None
- Baduldua bounds Sippar (2000 BC - 540 BC)
- Less than certain: Bāṣ located near Sippar (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ebabbar located at Sippar (2335 BC - 540 BC)
- Eedinna located at Sippar (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekinu located at Sippar (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekunankuga located at Sippar (2000 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekurra located at Sippar (720 BC - 540 BC)
settlement, archaeological site, findspot, place of finding
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 91 F4 Sippar
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tell Abu Habba
M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, Sean Gillies, Johan Åhlfeldt, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Sippar: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/894089> [accessed: 19 April 2024]
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