Historical place profile

Illubru

Illubru is a city in the western part of Que (kingdom) or in Hilakku that is mentioned in inscriptions of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (r. 704-681 BC). This site is generally connected with classical Lampron, which is likely to be identified with modern Namrun, ca. 20 km northwest of Tarsus.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:911351382
Catalogue ID
pleiades:911351382
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
37.170442, 34.603840
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Illubru is a city in the western part of Que (kingdom) or in Hilakku that is mentioned in inscriptions of the Assyrian king Sennacherib (r. 704-681 BC). This site is generally connected with classical Lampron, which is likely to be identified with modern Namrun, ca. 20 km northwest of Tarsus.

Geographic evidence

The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.

Provenance: Pleiades

Source and reuse

This profile derives from the Pleiades current GIS record, licensed CC BY 3.0. Pleiades place record The profile preserves the source name, point, type, description, precision and provenance without silently adding a boundary reconstruction.

Research path

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