Nergal Gate
wall · 720 BC – 2100 AD
The northern city wall of Nineveh had three gates: the Nergal Gate was middle gate. The Neo-Assyrian king Sennacherib constructed it and gave it the Akkadian ceremonial names Erra-mušamqit-ayyābī ("The God Erra Is the One Who Cuts Down Enemies") and Erra-šāgiš-zāmânīya ("The God Erra Is the One Who Cuts Down My Enemies").
- Coordinates
- 36.37113, 43.14773
- Also known as
- Erra-mušamqit-ayyābī (akk), Erra-šāgiš-zāmânīya (akk), abul Nergal (akk)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)