Tulul al-Baqarat

Tulul al-Baqarat
Tulul al-Baqarat is located in Iraq
Tulul al-Baqarat
Shown within Iraq
Alternative nameTulūl al-Baqarāt
LocationWasit Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates32°20′14.86″N 45°43′17.48″E / 32.3374611°N 45.7215222°E / 32.3374611; 45.7215222
Typesettlement
History
Foundedc. 2600 BC
Abandoned600 AD
PeriodsBronze Age, Iron Age
CulturesEarly Dynastic, Ur III period, Akkadian Period, Neo-Babylonian Empire
Site notes
Excavation dates2008-2021
ArchaeologistsCarlo Lippoles, Ayad Mahir Mahmud
ConditionRuined
OwnershipPublic
Public accessYes

Tulul al-Baqarat or Tulūl al-Baqarāt, is an ancient Near East archaeological site in Wasit Governorate of Iraq about 180 kilometers southeast of modern Baghdad. It is located seven kilometers to the northeast of Tell al-Wilayah (with which it was connected by an ancient canal) and 20 kilometers south of the city of Kut. The site was occupied from the 4th millennium BC to the Islamic period. It is thought to be the site of the ancient Early Dynastic city of Kesh.[1]

  1. ^ "Lippolis, C./M. Viano, "It is indeed a city, it is indeed a city! Who knows its interior? The historical and geographical setting of Tūlūl al-Baqarat. Some preliminary remarks", Mesopotamia, vol. 51, pp. 143–146", 2016