Tarbisu

Tarbisu
Tarbisu is located in Iraq
Tarbisu
Shown within Iraq
Alternative nameSherif Khan
LocationNinawa Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates36°24′54″N 43°07′11″E / 36.41500°N 43.11972°E / 36.41500; 43.11972
Typesettlement
History
Founded2rd millennium BC
PeriodsBronze Age, Iron Age
Site notes
Excavation dates1850, 1852
ArchaeologistsAusten Henry Layard, Sir Henry Rawlinson
ConditionRuined
OwnershipPublic
Public accessYes

Tarbiṣu (modern Sherif Khan, Ninawa Governorate, Iraq) was an ancient city about 3 miles north of Nineveh.