Šamaš Gate
wall · 1600 BC – 2100 AD · location approximate
The Šamaš Gate is one of Babylon's eight city gates and it is situated on the southwestern side of the inner city, directly south of the Tuba quarter. King Nebuchadnezzar II built the gate ca. 575 B.C.
- Coordinates
- 32.52700, 44.42073
- Also known as
- Abul-Šamaš (akk), Šamaš-išid-ummāni-kīn (akk)
- Dating
- attested
Sources
- Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)