Historical place profile

Šibaniba

A settlement mentioned in Neo-Assyrian sources, Šibaniba is identified with the modern site of Tell Billa in Iraq. Although excavated in the early 20th century, very little was published about the archaeology of the site (but see now Creamer 2021).

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:237391811
Catalogue ID
pleiades:237391811
Place type
archaeological-site, findspot, settlement
Coordinates
36.433281, 43.347872
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

A settlement mentioned in Neo-Assyrian sources, Šibaniba is identified with the modern site of Tell Billa in Iraq. Although excavated in the early 20th century, very little was published about the archaeology of the site (but see now Creamer 2021).

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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