Nuzi

Nuzi
Yorghan Tepe
Nuzi is located in Iraq
Nuzi
Shown within Iraq
LocationKirkuk Governorate, Iraq
RegionMesopotamia
Coordinates35°22′11.9″N 44°15′17.7″E / 35.369972°N 44.254917°E / 35.369972; 44.254917
Typetell

Nuzi (Hurrian Nuzi/Nuzu; Akkadian Gasur; modern Yorghan Tepe, Iraq) was an ancient Mesopotamian city southwest of the city of Arrapha (modern Kirkuk), located near the Tigris river. The site consists of one medium-sized multiperiod tell and two small single period mounds.[clarification needed]