Kutha
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Kutha was an ancient Mesopotamian city best known as the principal cult center of the underworld god Nergal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kutha canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ancient Mesopotamian city ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Tell Ibrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | Nergal and Ereshkigal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | underworld ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximate ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culture | Babylonian culture ⓘ |
| governedBy | Babylonian rulers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Cuthah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuta NERFINISHED ⓘ Kutu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Ereshkigal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lamashtu NERFINISHED ⓘ Nergal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
city walls
ⓘ
temple complex of E-Meslam ⓘ |
| hasTemple | E-Meslam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | cult of Nergal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
Akkadian texts
ⓘ
Babylonian texts ⓘ cuneiform sources ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Akkadian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Babylonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTempleDedicatedTo | Nergal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorDeityWorshiped | Nergal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mesopotamian literary texts
ⓘ
cuneiform inscriptions ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pantheonRole | important cult center in Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| partOf |
Babylonian kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mesopotamian urban network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
Neo-Babylonian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| principalCultCenterOf | Nergal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | place of underworld rituals ⓘ |
| religiousRole | underworld cult center ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | center of Nergal worship ⓘ |
| subregion | near Diyala region ⓘ |
| timeDepth |
1st millennium BCE
ⓘ
2nd millennium BCE ⓘ 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| typeOfSettlement | city ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.