Near East Kingdoms

Other Mesopotamian Cities

Not all cities in Sumerian Mesopotamia, or further north, were the seats of kings, whether independent or subjects, even though they were well-known and possibly played important roles in Sumerian history.

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City of Borsippa (Mesopotamia)

One of the more important cities in Sumer was built on either side of a lake roughly 17.7km (11 miles) south-west of Babylon. Borsippa, (modern Birs Nimrud) is tied in with Nimrod and the Tower of Babel, thanks to its own ancient tower which reached a height of 70m (231ft) when it was new. During the Third Dynasty Period of Ur, Borsippa was usually mentioned in connection with Babylon, being dependent upon it.

This fragment of Early Bronze Age pottery was produced in Mesopotamia around 3000 BC, as the early city-building movement began to accelerate towards large-scale city states and a recorded history

City of Kutha / Kutu (Mesopotamia)

The minor city of Kutha (modern Tell Ibrahim) was situated on the right bank of the eastern branch of the Upper Euphrates, north of Nippur. Its patron deity was Nergal, the king of the Underworld.

Kutha may be connected to the Cuthah of the Old Testament, in II Kings, and Cuth in II Kings.

City of Uzarlulu (Mesopotamia)

Another minor city was that of Uzarlulu (modern Tell al-Dhiba'i, on the outskirts of Baghdad). It had its own temple, administrative centre, and living quarters, all of which have been unearthed by archaeologists. Hundreds of tablets have been found (including a later mathematical text of the Pythagorus theory). Uzarlulu was also home to probably one of the best examples of a coppersmith workshop.