Dur-Bel-Harran-belu-uṣur

archaeological site · 1000 BC – 2100 AD

A city founded by the Assyrian palace herald Bēl-Harrān-bēlu-uṣur in the mid-8th century B.C. The discovery of a stele there identifies ancient Dūr-Bēl-Harrān-bēlu-uṣur with modern Tell ʿAbṭa (Tell Abtah).

Coordinates

36.05361, 42.38331

Also known as

Dūr-Bēl-Harrān-bēlu-uṣur (akk), Tall ‘Abṭah (ar), Tell Abtah (ar), تل عبطة (ar)

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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