Kutha
Kutha, Cuthah, Cuth or Cutha (Arabic: كُوثَا, Sumerian: Gû.du8.aki, Akkadian: Kûtu), modern Tell Ibrahim (also Tell Habl Ibrahlm) (Arabic: تَلّ إِبْرَاهِيم), is an archaeological site in Babil Governorate, Iraq. The site of Tell Uqair (ancient Urum) is just to the north. The city was occupied from the Old Akkadian period until the Hellenistic period. The city-god of Kutha was Meslamtaea, related to Nergal, and his temple there was named E-Meslam.
Kutha | |
Shown within Iraq | |
| Alternative name | Cuthah |
|---|---|
| Location | Babil Governorate, Iraq |
| Region | Mesopotamia |
| Coordinates | 32°45′36.1″N 44°36′46.3″E |
| Type | tell |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1881 |
| Archaeologists | Hormuzd Rassam |
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