Tell Sifr
Tell Sifr Shown within Iraq | |
| Alternative name | Kutalla? |
|---|---|
| Location | Iraq |
| Coordinates | 31°17′33″N 45°57′57″E / 31.29250°N 45.96583°E |
| Type | settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | c. 2000 BC |
| Periods | Bronze Age |
| Cultures | Old Babylonian |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1854 |
| Archaeologists | William Loftus |
| Condition | Ruined |
| Ownership | Public |
| Public access | Yes |
Tell Sifr is an ancient Near East archaeological site in Dhi Qar Governorate Iraq generally thought to be the small ancient town of Kutalla. It lies about nine miles east from the ancient city of Larsa. The city lay on a branch of the ancient Iturungal canal that also runs to Bad-tibira.
"Two effluents took off from the left bank of the Iturungal, the Id-Ninaki-gen-a, which over Bzeikh (Zabalam) flowed to Telloh (Girsu), al Hibba (Uru-ku, Lagas?), and Surghul (Nina), and an anonymous branch which takes off from a point north of Mansuriyah, passes well to the east of Madi-nah (Bäd-tibira), and continues south-east down to a small mound also called Madi-nah. A branch takes off from the right bank and runs to Tell Sifr (Kutalla)."
Not to be confused with the Iron Age site of Tell Sifr near Aleppo in Syria.