Zabas Megas (river)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Creators: M. Roaf, St J. Simpson
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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Feb 14, 2025 01:39 PM
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History
The Great Zab river originates near Lake Van and flows some 400 km until it joins the Tigris River.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/894183
37.1889895414, 43.9160345743
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Great Zab River (modern) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Anzaba (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Anzaba (Georgian, AD 284 - AD 337)
- Daiṣān (AD 850 - AD 1200)
- Deiṣān (Modern Persian, AD 850 - AD 1200)
- Diabas (Ancient Greek, AD 284 - AD 337)
- Großer Zab (German, AD 850 - AD 2000)
- Großer Zaw (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Großer Zāb (AD 850 - AD 1200)
- Less than certain: Lykos (550 BC - AD 300)
- Lykos (Ancient Greek, 540 BC - AD 640)
- Oberer Zab (German, 2000 BC - 1600 BC)
- Stragna (Ancient Greek, AD 600 - AD 1500)
- Zaba elû (Akkadian, 720 BC - 540 BC)
- Zabas Megas (AD 300 - AD 640)
- Zabu-elû (Akkadian, 1600 BC - 330 BC)
- Less than certain: Zapatas (550 BC - AD 640)
- Zapsuyu (Turkish, AD 1918 - AD 2000)
- Zāb-e Bozorg (Modern Persian, AD 1258 - AD 1725)
- az-Zāb al-Aʿlā (Modern Standard Arabic, 2000 BC - AD 2000)
- az-Zāb al-Kabīr (AD 600 - AD 2000)
- az-Zābal-Aʿlā (AD 1918 - AD 2000)
- az-Żāb ʿal-Aʾla (AD 1081 - AD 1204)
- Zabas Megas (river) flows into Tigris/Diglitus (river) (unspecified date range)
- Nimrud located near Zabas Megas (river) (1000 BC - 540 BC)
river, drainage
- Evidence:
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 91 E1 Zabas Megas/Zapatas?/Lykos? fl.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Greater Zab IRQ/TKY
M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, R. Talbert, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Zabas Megas (river): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/894183> [accessed: 19 April 2025]
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