MMWENCEL-Sites-MMWENCEL
List of sites in the Ancient Near East with their ancient and modern names. This list is produced automatically from the kml file made available by Olof Pedersén (Uppsala Universitet).
The purpose of this list is to reach an agreement on the naming of archaeological sites for the purpose of identification, and display of CDLI data in Google Earth.
| Ancient Name | Modern Name | No. of Entries in CDLI |
|---|---|---|
| Adab | (Bismaya) | |
| Akhetaten | (el-Amarna) | |
| Alalakh | (Tell Açana) | |
| Amman | ||
| Anat | (Qalat Ana) | |
| Anshan | (Tell Malyan) | |
| Arad | ||
| Arpad | (Tell Rifaat) | |
| Arrapha | (Kirkuk) | |
| Arwad | ||
| Ashqelon | ||
| Assur | (Qalat Sherqat) | |
| Azamhul? | (Tall Muhammed Diyab) | |
| Azatiwadaya | (Karatepe Aslantaş) | |
| Babylon | ||
| Bad-Tibira | (Tell Medinah/Madain) | |
| Beersheva | (Tell as-Saba') | |
| Beth Shean | (Tell el-Hosn) | |
| Bisitun | ||
| Borsippa | (Birs Nimrud) | |
| Burmarina | (Tall ash-Shiyukh Fawqani) | |
| Damaskus | ||
| Dan | (Tell Qadi) | |
| Der | (Tell Aqar) | |
| Diban | ||
| Dilbat | (Deilam) | |
| Doura Europos | ||
| Dunnu-sha-Uzibi | (Giricano) | |
| Dur-Assur-ketti-lešer | (Tall Bderi) | |
| Dur-Katlimmu / Magdala | (Tall Sheikh Hamad) | |
| Dur-Kurigalzu | (Aqar Quf) | |
| Dur-Sharrukin | (Khorsabad) | |
| Dur-Untash | (Tchoga Zanbil) | |
| Ebla | (Tell Mardikh) | |
| Ekalte | (Tell Munbaqa) | |
| Elephantine | ||
| Emar | (Tell Meskene) | |
| Erbil | ||
| Erebuni | (Arin-berd) | |
| Eridu | (Abu Shahrain) | |
| Eshnunna | (Tell Asmar) | |
| Gasur/Nuzi | (Yorgan Tepa) | |
| Gezer | ||
| Gibala | (Tall Tuweini) | |
| Girsu | (Tello) | |
| Girumu | (Tell Barghuthiat) | |
| Gordion | (Yassihüyük) | |
| Gubla | (Byblos) | |
| Guzana | (Tell Halaf) | |
| Hadatu | (Arslan Tash) | |
| Halab | (Aleppo) | |
| Hama | ||
| Hamadan | ||
| Harbe | (Tall Huera) | |
| Harran | ||
| Hatra | (al-Hadhar) | |
| Hattusa | (Boğazköy) | |
| Hazor | ||
| Hursagkalama | (Ingharra) | |
| Huzirina | (Sultantepe) | |
| Imgur-Enlil | (Balawat?) | |
| Irqata | (Tell 'Arqa) | |
| Isin | (Bahriyat) | |
| Itu'u | (Hit) | |
| Jericho | ||
| Jerusalem | ||
| Kabnak | (Haft Tepe) | |
| Kahat | (Tell Barri) | |
| Kalhu | (Nimrud) | |
| Kanesh/Nesha | (Kültepe) | |
| Karkemish | ||
| Kar-Mullissi | (Keramlais) | |
| Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta | (Tulul al-ʿAqir) | |
| Kilizu | (Qasr Shamamok) | |
| Kish | (Tell Uhaimir) | |
| Kissik/Duru? | (Tell al-Lahm) | |
| Kisurra | (Abu Hatab) | |
| Ktesiphon | (Salman-pak) | |
| Kumidu | (Kamid el-Loz) | |
| Kullania | (Tell Tayinat) | |
| Kurruhanni | (Tall al-Fakhkhar)? | |
| Kutallu | (Tell Sifir) | |
| Kutha | (Tell Ibrahim) | |
| Lachish | ||
| Lagash | (El-Hiba) | |
| Larak | (Tell Wilaya) | |
| Larsa | (Sinkara) | |
| Marad | (Wanna-wa-Sadum) | |
| Mari | (Tell Hariri) | |
| Marib | ||
| Mashkan-shapir | (Tell Abu Duwari) | |
| Megiddo | ||
| Melid | (Arslantepe) | |
| Muṣaṣir? | (Muǧesir) | |
| Nabula | (Girnavaz) | |
| Nagar | (Tell Brak) | |
| Nereb | (Neirab?) | |
| Nerebtum | (Ishchali) | |
| Nina | (Surghul) | |
| Nineveh | (Tell Kuyunjik) | |
| Nippur | (Nuffar) | |
| Pasargadae | ||
| Persepolis | ||
| Petra | ||
| Puzriš-Dagan | (Drehem)? | |
| Qadesh | (Tell Nebi Mendo) | |
| Qarqar | (Tell Qarqur) | |
| Qatara | (Tell Rimah) | |
| Qatna | (Tell Mishrifeh) | |
| Rusahinili | (Bastam) | |
| Sardes | ||
| Sardurihinili | (Çavuştepe) | |
| Samal | (Zincirli) | |
| Samaria | ||
| Sarissa | (Kuşaklı) | |
| Sekhna/Shubat-Enlil | (Tell Leilan) | |
| Seleukia | (Tell Omar) | |
| Shadikanni | (Tall Aǧaǧa) | |
| Shaduppûm | (Tell Harmal) | |
| Shibaniba | (Tell Billa) | |
| Shuruppak | (Fara) | |
| Sidon | ||
| Sikanu | (Tell Fecheriye) | |
| Sippar-dūrim | (Tell ed-Der) | |
| Sippar-ṣērim | (Abu Habba) | |
| Šuksu | (Tell Sukas) | |
| Ṣumur | (Tall Kazel) | |
| Susa | ||
| Tadmur / Palmyra | ||
| Taidu? | (Tell Hamidiya) | |
| Taʿnak | (Taʿannach) | |
| Tarbişu | (Sharif Khan) | |
| Tayma | ||
| Teishebai URU | (Karmir-blur) | |
| Terqa | (Ashara) | |
| Til Barsip | (Tell Ahmar) | |
| Troy / Wilusa | (Hisarlik) | |
| Tuba? | (Umm el-Marra) | |
| Tushhan | (Ziyaret Tepe) | |
| Tushpa | (Van) | |
| Tuttul | (Tell Bia) | |
| Tutub | (Khafaja) | |
| Tyre | (Sur) | |
| Ugarit | (Ras Shamra) | |
| Ukhaidir | ||
| Umma | (Jokha) | |
| Ur | (Tell Muqayyar) | |
| Urkesh | (Mozan) | |
| Uruk | (Warka) | |
| Uskaf | (Sumaka) | |
| Wasit | ||
| Zabalam | (Ibzaikh) | |
| Zaralulu | (Tell ed-Dibai) | |
| (Abbas al-Kurdi) | ||
| (Abu Qubur) | ||
| (Abu Salabikh) | ||
| (Açemhöyük) | ||
| (Altintepe) | ||
| (Ayvalıpınar) | ||
| (Barbar) | ||
| (Beidar) | ||
| (Bismaya) | ||
| (Çatalhöyük) | ||
| (Çayönü) | ||
| (Chagar Bazar) | ||
| (Harappa) | ||
| (Hasanlu) | ||
| (Hili) | ||
| (Ishan Mizyad) | ||
| (Jemdet Nasr) | ||
| (Jerablus Tahtani) | ||
| (Jiroft?) | ||
| (Karahöyük) | ||
| (Kayalıpınar) | ||
| (Khirbet Iskander) | ||
| (Oymaağaç Höyük) | ||
| (Melebija) | ||
| (Mohenjodaro) | ||
| (Naqsh-i-Rustam) | ||
| (Niliyah) | ||
| (Qalat al-Bahrain) | ||
| (Shahr-i Sokhte) | ||
| (Shanidar Cave) | ||
| (Sirkeli Höyük) | ||
| (Tall Arbid) | ||
| (Tall Ašamsani)? | ||
| (Tall Atij) | ||
| (Tall Aylun) | ||
| (Tall es-Sahlan) | ||
| (Tall Fadġami) | ||
| (Tall Fiden) | ||
| (Tall Hamam et-Turkman) | ||
| (Tall Husen) | ||
| (Tall Jamous) | ||
| (Tall Jidlah) | ||
| (Tall Knediǧ) | ||
| (Tall Mafash) | ||
| (Tall Marqada) | ||
| (Tall Sabi Abyad) | ||
| (Tall Šaddada?) | ||
| (Tall Safroun) | ||
| (Tall Tnenir) | ||
| (Tell Abla) | ||
| (Tell Abu Huraybah) | ||
| (Tell Afis) | ||
| (Tell Agrab) | ||
| (Tell ʿAin Dara) | ||
| (Tell Akrah) | ||
| (Tell al-Hawa) | ||
| (Tell Anbar) | ||
| (Tall ash-Shiyukh Tahtani) | ||
| (Tell Aswad) | ||
| (Tell Dlehim) | ||
| (Tell el Awayli) | ||
| (Tell eṣ-Ṣaliḥiyeh) | ||
| (Tell Farawa) | ||
| (Tell Hammam) | ||
| (Tell Hamoukar) | ||
| (Tell Hassuna) | ||
| (Tell Huwaish) | ||
| (Tell Jidr) | ||
| (Tell Muhammed) | ||
| (Tell Shmid) | ||
| (Tell Sianu) | ||
| (Tell Taya) | ||
| (Tell Ubaid) | ||
| (Tell Uqair) | ||
| (Tepe Gawra) | ||
| (Tepe Sialk) | ||
| (Tepe Yahya?) | ||
| (Umm al-Ajarib) | ||
| (Zibliyat) |
Legacy Data
Google Earth Map of the Near East, with Archaeological Sites
Hilprecht Diary of the 4<sup>th</sup> Babylonian Expedition
(courtesy of Manfred Krebernik, Jena, and Peter Damerow, Berlin)
