Historical place profile

Lutibu

Lutibu is a fortified city in Sam'alla that is mentioned in royal inscriptions of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BC). It is often identified with Sakçagözü (Coba Höyük), which is ca. 20 km northeast of Sam'al (Zincirli Höyük).

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:258957385
Catalogue ID
pleiades:258957385
Place type
settlement
Coordinates
37.186572, 36.891200
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

Lutibu is a fortified city in Sam'alla that is mentioned in royal inscriptions of the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III (r. 858-824 BC). It is often identified with Sakçagözü (Coba Höyük), which is ca. 20 km northeast of Sam'al (Zincirli Höyük).

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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