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Tell Ishchali (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 18 11 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.3030 decimal degrees |
| Long: 044 35 03 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.5840 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located 7 miles (11 km) east of the modern city of Baghdad. Surface finds date to the Akkadian period, but all excavated epigraphic evidence dates to the Old Babylonian period. The ancient name is uncertain; however, among the ancient names proposed, currently many scholars favor either Nerebtum or Kiti. |
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| Tell Ishchali (preferred,C,V)
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| Ishchali (C,V,display,S)
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| Neributum (H,V)
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| Kiti (H,V)
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| Dur Rimush (H,V)
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| Sadlas (H,V)
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| Shatlash (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Diyālá (governorate) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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excavated by the Oriental Institute of Chicago 1934-1936 |
| inhabited place (H) |
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| Old Babylonian (H) |
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| Akkadian (H) |
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