Mullissu Gate

wall · 720 BC – 540 BC · location approximate

The Mullissu Gate, which was given the Akkadian ceremonial name Mullissu-muddišat-ḫiṣbi ("The Goddess Mullissu Is the One Who Restores Abundance"), is the fourth of the eight city gates of Dūr-Šarrukīn ("Fort Sargon") listed by Sargon II (r. 721–705 BC) in inscriptions recording the construction of his new capital. This gate is the second of the north-facing entrances to the city.