Dilbat

Dilbat
Dilbat is located in Iraq
Dilbat
Shown within Iraq
LocationBabil Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates32°17′44″N 44°27′58″E / 32.29556°N 44.46611°E / 32.29556; 44.46611
Typesettlement
Site notes
Excavation dates1879, 1989, 2017-2023
ArchaeologistsHormuzd Rassam, J. A. Armstrong, Maryam Omran, Haider Almamor
ConditionRuined
OwnershipPublic
Public accessYes

Dilbat (modern Tell ed-Duleim or Tell al-Deylam) was an ancient Near Eastern city located 25 kilometers south of Babylon on the eastern bank of the Western Euphrates in modern-day Babil Governorate, Iraq. It lies 15 kilometers southeast of the ancient city of Borsippa. The site of Tell Muhattat (also Tell Mukhattat), 5 kilometers away, was earlier thought to be Dilbat. The ziggurat E-ibe-Anu, dedicated to Urash, a minor local deity distinct from the earth goddess Urash, was located in the center of the city and was mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh.[1]

  1. ^ [1]Stephen Langdon, "The Epic of Gilgamish. A Fragment of the Gilgamish Legend in Old-Babylonian Cuneiform", 1919