Kish (Sumer)
Kish (Sumerian: Kiš; Kiški; cuneiform: 𒆧𒆠; Akkadian: Kiššatu, near modern Tell al-Uhaymir) is an important archaeological site in Babil Governorate (Iraq), located 80 km (50 mi) south of Baghdad and 12 km (7.5 mi) east of the ancient city of Babylon. The Ubaid period site of Ras al-Amiyah is 8 km (5.0 mi) away. It was occupied from the Ubaid period to the Hellenistic period. In Early Dynastic times the city's patron deity was Ishtar with her consort Ea. Her temple, at Tell Ingharra, was (E)-hursag-kalama. By Old Babylonian times the patron deities had become Zababa, along with his consort, the goddess Bau and Istar. His temple Emeteursag (later Ekišiba) was at Uhaimir.
Kish Shown within Iraq | |
| Location | Tell al-Uhaymir, Babil Governorate, Iraq |
|---|---|
| Region | Mesopotamia |
| Coordinates | 32°32′25″N 44°36′17″E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | Ubaid period |
| Periods | Ubaid to Hellenistic |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1852, 1912, 1923–1933, 1989, 2000–2001 |
| Archaeologists | Austen Henry Layard, Julius Oppert, Henri de Genouillac, Stephen Langdon, Hideo Fuji, Ken Matsumoto |
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