Sippar

settlement · 750 BC – 2100 AD

Sippar (or Zimbir) was an ancient city located on the east bank of the Euphrates river at the site of modern Tell Abu Habbah. In order to avoid confusing this site with its sister city of Sippar-Amnanum (Tell ed-Der), it is sometimes labeled as Sippar-Yahrurum.

Coordinates

33.05974, 44.25424

Also known as

Sepharvaim (heb), Sipar (hr), Sipphara, Szippar (hu), Tall Abū Ḥabbah (ar), Tell Abu Habbah (ara), Zimbir, Сиппар (ba), Сіпар (be), סיפר (he), ספרוים (heb), تل أبو حبة (ara), تل أبو حبة (ar), سيبار (ar), سیپار (fa), სიფარი (ka), シッパル (ja), 시파르 (ko), 𒌓𒄒𒉣𒆠

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• OpenHistoricalMap · CC0 1.0
  © OpenHistoricalMap contributors
• iDAI.gazetteer (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut) · CC BY
  iDAI.gazetteer, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (CC BY)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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