Historical place profile

Zabala

This Sumerian/Babylonian city (also known as Zabalam, now as modern Tell Ibzeikh) was a cult centre of the goddess Inanna/Ishtar. It was located near the Iturungal and Ninagina canals.

Record details
Research ID
catholon:place:pleiades:921099766
Catalogue ID
pleiades:921099766
Place type
archaeological-site, findspot, settlement
Coordinates
31.743390, 45.876931
Precision
precise
Locator semantics
representative_point_not_boundary

Historical description

This Sumerian/Babylonian city (also known as Zabalam, now as modern Tell Ibzeikh) was a cult centre of the goddess Inanna/Ishtar. It was located near the Iturungal and Ninagina canals.

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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