Syria

Tuttul

Middle Bronze Age sacred city at Tell Bi'a, Syria

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Tuttul (Akkadian: tu-ut-tu-ulki, Ugaritic: 𐎚𐎚𐎍 – TTL) was an ancient Near East city. Tuttul is identified with the archaeological site of Tell Bi'a (also Tall Bi'a) in Raqqa Governorate, Syria. Tell Bi'a is located near the modern city of Raqqa and at the confluence of the rivers Balikh and Euphrates. During the Middle Bronze Age (c. 2000–1600 BC), Tuttul was a sacred city to the god Dagan, who was a storm god in the region of Mari, Terqa and Tuttul. His two main temples were at Tuttul and Terqa and his wife Shalash was also worshiped at Tuttul. The god Mullil (another name for Enlil) was also said to "dwell" in Tuttul. The Hurrian version of Dagan, Kumarbi, was also worshiped there. There was also a temple of the "River-god" at Tuttul, a poorly understood entity which has been suggested as the deified Euphrates, which was recorded as receiving sacrifices.

Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
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Iron Age
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Byzantine_mosaic

6th century AD

Yahdun-Lim_campaign

c. 1800 BC

Shamshi-Adad_I_tablets

c. 1800 BC

Modern_excavations

1980–1995

Middle_Bronze_Age_cult_center

c. 2000–1600 BC

Geomagnetic_prospection

2002

Naram-Sin_reference

c. 2254–2218 BC

Sargon_mentions_Dagan_at_Tuttul

2334–2279 BC

Uruk_period_occupation

late 4th millennium BC

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Syria

Coordinates

35.96Β° N, 39.05Β° E