Tell al-Dhiba'i
Shown within Iraq Tell al-Dhiba'i (Near East) | |
| Location | Baghdad Governorate, Iraq |
|---|---|
| Region | Mesopotamia |
| Coordinates | 33°19′22″N 44°28′55″E / 33.32278°N 44.48194°E |
| Type | settlement |
| History | |
| Periods | Isin-Larsa period, Old Babylonian Empire |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1947, 1962, 1982–1984 |
| Archaeologists | Muhammed Ali Mustafa, Nahida Abdul Feta |
Tell al-Dhiba'i, (also Tell edh-Dhiba'i, Tell aḍ-Ḍibāʿī, and Tell adh-Dhiba, Arabic: تل الضباعي), is an archaeological site in Baghdad Governorate (Iraq). It lies within the borders of modern Baghdad near Tell Muhammad and 3 kilometers northeast of Shaduppum (Tell Harmal), more specifically in the neighborhood of New Baghdad. Uzarzalulu/Zaralulu (Za-ra-lu-luki) has been proposed as the original name of the city. A text found at Tell Harmal mentioned "They swore the oath of Tišpak and Daduša the king (Before Ige-eḫ-luma high official of Zaralulu)". An alternative proposal is Šadlaš. Known rulers of Šadlaš are Sumu-Amnānum, Sumu-numḫim and Sumu-Šamaš. The city was occupied mainly during the Isin-Larsa period and Old Babylonian period. Not to be confused with the Sassanian period site Tell al-Dhiba'i near Uruk. A small (80 meters by 95 meters) site, Tell al-Aleimiyat, lies just to the northeast. It had three phases from Isin-Larsa to Kassite. Three cuneiform tablets and a number of cylinder seals were found there.