History & heritageBaqubah, Iraq
Eshnunna
Sumerian city-state.
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Eshnunna (Ešnunna, also Ašnunna, Išnun, Ašnun, Ašnunnak, and Ešnunak.) (modern Tell Asmar in Diyala Governorate, Iraq) was an ancient Sumerian (and later Akkadian) city and city-state in central Mesopotamia 12.6 miles northwest of Tell Agrab and 15 miles northwest of Tell Ishchali. Although situated in the Diyala Valley northwest of Sumer proper, the city nonetheless belonged securely within the Sumerian cultural milieu. It is sometimes, in very early archaeological papers, called Ashnunnak or Tupliaš.
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Open map: Eshnunna and 1 nearby attractions33.75000, 44.75000 · Baqubah
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- Khafajah: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons

