Tell al-Lahm
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Contributors:
P. Flensted Jensen, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Jamie Novotny, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Rune Rattenborg
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Last modified
Jun 08, 2023 02:00 PM
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History
Tell al-Lahm is probably to be identified with Dur-Yakin, Duru(m), and/or Kissik, which are mentioned in Assyrian and Neo-Babylonian sources, and also in some first-millenium BCE texts together with Ur, Uruk, Larsa, Eridu, and Kullab (Uruk sanctuary).
500 km
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912953
30.774, 46.3659
- Representative Locations:
- CIGS location of Tall al-Laḥam (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- None
- Less than certain: Eamaškuga connection Tell al-Lahm (720 BC - 540 BC)
settlement, archaeological site
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 93 C3 Tell al-Lahm/Dur-Yakin?/Duru(m)?
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tell al-Lahm, IRQ
A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke, P. Flensted Jensen, Jeffrey Becker, Carolin Johansson, Jamie Novotny, Tom Elliott, DARMC, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, and Rune Rattenborg, 'Tell al-Lahm: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912953> [accessed: 09 March 2025]
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