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 City State of Der
Der (modern al-Badra in Iraq) was a city state which was situated to the
immediate east of
Eshnunna and
Sippar, as well as the Tigris, in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains.
It apparently emerged as an independent state following the fall of
Sumer,
so it may have been controlled by the
Amorites who were ascendant at the start of the second millennium BC.
The city god was Ishtaran, whose earthly minister was the snake god, Nirah.
Unfortunately, despite its longevity (at least 1500 years), records for it
or any of its kings are extremely sparse. |
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