Sippar

Sippar (Sumerian Zimbir, biblical maybe Sepharvites, now Tell Abu Habbah ) was first mentioned in a Sumerian city of antiquity and means city of the birds.

Excavation history

Tell Abū Habbah was in December 1880 attended by Hormuzd Rassam and identified as Sippar. Almost immediately after the start of excavations in 1881, the sun-god - panel or Abu- Habbah was discovered panel, which dates from the reign of Nabû - apla - iddina. In the meantime, a large number of cuneiform texts was discovered in Sippar.

History

Sippar was roughly 60 km north distance from Babylon and 16 km south-west of Baghdad today on the eastern side of the Euphrates. The city was divided into two in Sippar the sun god and Sippar of Ishtar. The place -based as the main god Utu was and inscriptions, among others, also called Sippar of Eden. The temple of the sun god Shamash was known as the Sumerian name Ebabbar. The accompanying inscription has been dated to 1831 BC.