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Verified places tagged “tell asmar” in Iraq · Mysteria

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🇮🇶 Iraq

🇮🇶 Iraq · Pyramid

Tell Asmar (Eshnunna) — Palace of the Rulers and Shu-Sin Ziggurat Terrace

Early Dynastic to Old Babylonian (3000–1760 BCE), Isin-Larsa Eshnunna · Sumerian–Akkadian (Eshnunna Dynasts)

Capital of powerful Eshnunna kingdom (2100–1760 BCE) ruling Diyala and parts of Elam trade. Central tell holds Palace of the Rulers (45x38 m courtyard palace) and 32x30 m Shu-Sin (Ur III)…