Šūhi Canal Gate
wall · 720 BC – 2099 AD
The Neo-Babylonian kings Nabopolassar (r. 625–605 BC) and Nebuchadnezzar II (r. 604–562 BC) constructed an outer wall around the eastern side of Babylon. That mudbrick wall is reported to have had 120 towers and 5 entrances, including the Šūhi Canal Gate. This access point to the city was probably located on the northeastern stretch of the wall.
- Coordinates
- 32.56196, 44.42752
- Also known as
- Abullu ša Nār-Šūhi (akk)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)