Dilbat

Dilbat

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Shown within Iraq
Location	Babil Governorate, Iraq
Coordinates	32°17′44″N 44°27′58″E / 32.29556°N 44.46611°E / 32.29556; 44.46611
Type	settlement
Site notes
Excavation dates	1879, 1989, 2017-2023
Archaeologists	Hormuzd Rassam, J. A. Armstrong, Maryam Omran, Haider Almamor
Condition	Ruined
Ownership	Public
Public access	Yes

Dilbat (modern Tell ed-Duleim or Tell al-Deylam) was an ancient Near Eastern city located 25 kilometers south of Babylon on the eastern bank of the Western Euphrates in modern-day Babil Governorate, Iraq. It lies 15 kilometers southeast of the ancient city of Borsippa. The site of Tell Muhattat (also Tell Mukhattat), 5 kilometers away, was earlier thought to be Dilbat. The ziggurat E-ibe-Anu, dedicated to Urash, a minor local deity distinct from the earth goddess Urash, was located in the center of the city and was mentioned in the Epic of Gilgamesh.^[1]