King's Gate

wall · 1600 BC – 2099 AD

The King's Gate is one of Babylon's eight city gates and it is situated on the western side of the inner city, directly west of the nu-x-ù quarter. King Nebuchadnezzar II built the gate ca. 575 B.C.

Coordinates

32.53141, 44.40755

Also known as

Abul-šarri (akk), Libūr-nādûšu (akk)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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