  Shown within Iraq | |
| Alternative name | Tell Mohammed |
|---|---|
| Location | Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq |
| Coordinates | 33°18′0″N 44°28′10″E / 33.30000°N 44.46944°E |
| Type | settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | Late 3th millennium BC |
| Periods | Bronze Age |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1850, 1853, 1978-1985, 1999, 2022-2023 |
| Archaeologists | J. F. Jones, Austen Henry Layard, Sd. Mu'tasim Rashid Abdur-Ra, Nicola Laneri |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
Tell Muhammad (also Tell Mohammed and Tall Muhammad), is an ancient Near East archaeological site currently in the outskirts of Baghdad, along the Tigris river in the Diyala region. It is a very short distance from the site of Tell Harmal to the north and not far from the site of Tell al-Dhiba'i to the northeast. The ancient name of the site is unknown though Diniktum has been suggested.[1] The lost city of Akkad has also been proposed.[2] Based on a year name found on one of the cuneiform tablets the name Banaia has also been proposed.[3]
Not to be confused with Tell Mohammed Arab, excavated as part of the Eski Mosul Saddam Dam rescue project in Iraq or Tell Mohammed Diyáb in Syria.
- ^ Gentili, Paolo, "Where is Diniktum? : Remarks on the Situation and a Supposition", Rivista Degli Studi Orientali, vol. 79, no. 1/4, pp. 231–238, 2006
- ^ [1] Naohiko Kawakami, "The Location of the Ancient City of Akkade: Review of Past Theories and Identification of Issues for Formulating a Specific Methodology for Searching Akkade", AL-RĀFIDĀN: Journal of Western Asiatic Studies, vol. 45, pp. 45–68, 2023
- ^ Gentili, Paolo, "The 'Strange(r)' Month Names of Tell Muhammad and the Diyāla Calendars", Egitto e Vicino Oriente, vol. 25, pp. 203–30, 2002