Ancient city of N Babylonia, on the Euphrates in present Iraq, 20 mi SW of Baghdad. It was one of the capitals of Sargon and had a great temple to the sun god Shamash. Excavations begun in 1882 have yielded thousands of inscribed clay tablets.
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Ancient Babylonia - Sippar
Ancient city of N Babylonia, on the Euphrates in present Iraq, 20 mi SW of Baghdad. It was one of the capitals of Sargon and had a great temple to the sun god Shamash. Excavations begun in 1882 have yielded thousands of inscribed clay tablets.
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