Tell Agrab

Tell Agrab
Tell Agrab is located in Iraq
Tell Agrab
Shown within Iraq
LocationDiyala Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates33°20′20″N 44°52′28″E / 33.33889°N 44.87444°E / 33.33889; 44.87444
Typesettlement
History
Founded3rd millennium BC
PeriodsBronze Age
CulturesJemdet Nasr, Early Dynastic, Akkadian, Larsa
Site notes
Excavation dates1936-1937
ArchaeologistsSeton Lloyd
ConditionRuined
OwnershipPublic
Public accessYes

Tell Agrab (or Aqrab) is a tell or settlement mound 12.6 miles (20.3 km) southeast of Eshnunna in the Diyala region of Iraq. It is about 15 miles southeast of Tell Asmar, ancient Eshnunna. It has been suggested that the ancient name of the site was PA.GAR.[1]

  1. ^ Marchesi, Gianni and Marchetti, Nicolo, "The Inscriptions on Royal Statues", Royal Statuary of Early Dynastic Mesopotamia, University Park, USA: Penn State University Press, pp. 155-185, 2011