- Kisurra
Kisurra (modern Tell Abu Hatab site,
Iraq ) was an ancientSumer ian city situated on the west bank of the middleEuphrates River , north ofShuruppak .Kissura's main deity was
Ninurta . Later,Ishara 's main Mesopotamian cult centre was at Kisurra, although she is also thought to have been worshipped across a wide area amongst Syrians, Canaanites, and Hittites [ [http://www.themystica.com/mythical-folk/~articles/i/isara.html Isara ] ] .History
Kissura was established ca. 2700 BC, during the Sumerian Early Dynastic II period.
The southern end of the Isinnitum Canal was joined back into the Euphrates at Kisurra. [ [http://www.jameswbell.com/geog001sumerianwaterways.html Sumerian Waterways ] ] The city lasted as a center for commerce and transport through the
Akkad ian and part of the Babylonian empires, until cuneiform texts and excavation show a decline during the time ofHammurabi (c.1800 BCE). [ Rogers, Robert William (1915) A History of Babylonia and Assyria. The Abingdon Press p435 ]List of Dynastic Kings of Kisurra:
Itur Szamasz c.2138 BCE built the 'gate of Hadi-el', the wall of Kisurra. [ [http://net.bible.org/dictionary.php?dict=dictionaries&word=Babylon NETBible: Babylon ] ]
Manabaltiel c.2123 BCE
In 2113 BCE the city of Kisurra lost its independence under the suzerainty of the Kings of the City
Ur Szarrasyurrm c.2108 BCE
Ubaya c2093 BCE
Zikrum c2078 BCE
In the year 2048 BCE King
Bur-Sin ofUr removed the King of KisurraIbbi Szamasz 2030-2013 BCE
King Ur Nammu of Ur removes King Ibbi Shamash from the throne in 2013 BCE [ Zimmerer, Neil (2003) The Chronology of Genesis: A Complete History of the Nefilim. Adventures Unlimited Press ISBN 1931882223 p30 ]
Archaeology
German archaeologists have found many
cuneiform tablets from Tell Abu Hatab.ee also
Cities of the Ancient Near East References
External links
* [http://www.klinopis.cz/utf/utf/obtexttype.php?origin=Kisura&type=document Old Babylonian text Corpus at Freiburger Altorientalische studies - in german]
* [http://cdli.ucla.edu/tools/yearnames/E_GLOSSARINDEX/R849.htm Kisurra related Year Names at CDLI]
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