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Ancient Babylonian Cities

Cities of Babylonia

By N.S. Gill, About.com

  • Agade (Akkad): exact location between the Tigris and Euphrates is not known. They spoke Akkadian.
  • Babylon
  • Eridu (Eridug/Urudug): 30.81584N 45.99607E (according to Wikipedia) and 7 mi. southwest of Ur. Enki's temple known as the Abzu temple was in Eridu.
  • Eshnunna: Located in the Diyala Valley.
  • Kish
  • Ur
  • Uruk
  • Nippur
  • Sippar
  • Umma
  • Larsa
  • Adab
  • Lagash
  • Isin

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