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Sippar | |
  Shown within Iraq | |
| Location | Baghdad Governorate, Iraq |
|---|---|
| Region | Mesopotamia |
| Coordinates | 33°03′32″N 44°15′08″E / 33.058829°N 44.252153°E |
| Type | tell |
| History | |
| Periods | Early Dynastic, Old Babylonian, Neo-Babylonian |
Sippar (Sumerian: 𒌓𒄒𒉣𒆠, Zimbir) was an ancient Near Eastern Sumerian and later Babylonian city on the east bank of the Euphrates river. Its tell is located at the site of modern Tell Abu Habbah near Yusufiyah in Iraq's Baghdad Governorate, some 69 km (43 mi) north of Babylon and 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Baghdad. The city's ancient name, Sippar, could also refer to its sister city, Sippar-Amnanum (located at the modern site of Tell ed-Der); a more specific designation for the city here referred to as Sippar was Sippar-Yahrurum.[1]
- ^ "Sippar". The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East (1 ed.). Oxford University Press. 1997-01-01. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195065121.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-506512-1.