Location | Baghdad Governorate, Iraq |
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Region | Mesopotamia |
Coordinates | 33°18′36″N 44°28′48″E / 33.31000°N 44.48000°E |
Type | settlement |
History | |
Periods | Isin-Larsa period, Old Babylonian Empire |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1947, 1962, 1982-1984 |
Archaeologists | Muhammed Ali Mustafa, Nahida Abdul Feta |
Tell al-Dhiba'i, (also Tell edh-Dhiba'i and Tell adh-Dhiba), is an archaeological site in Baghdad Governorate (Iraq). It lies within the borders of modern Baghdad near Tell Muhammad and 3 kilometers northeast of Shaduppum (Tell Harmal), more specifically in the neighborhood of New Baghdad.[1] Uzarzalulu/Zaralulu has been proposed as the original name of the city.[2][3][4] An alternative proposal is Šadlaš.[5] The city was occupied mainly during the Isin-Larsa period and Old Babylonian period.[6] Not to be confused with the Sassanian period site Tell al-Dhiba'i near Uruk.[7]