Kazallu
Sign in to saveKazalla or Kazallu (Ka-zal-luki) is the name given in Akkadian sources to a city in central Mesopotamia whose specific location is unknown. Its patron god was Numushda and his consort Namrat. There are indications that the god Lugal-awak was believed to be located in Kazallu. The city disappears from history with the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire circa 1595 BC.
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- History
- Early Bronze Age
- Akkadian Period
- Ur III period
- Middle Bronze
- Isin-Larsa period
- Old Babylonian period
- Location
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Kazalla or Kazallu (Ka-zal-luki) is the name given in Akkadian sources to a city in central Mesopotamia whose specific location is unknown. Its patron god was Numushda and his consort Namrat. There are indications that the god Lugal-awak was believed to be located in Kazallu. The city disappears from history with the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire circa 1595 BC.
Kazallu is mentioned in the Sumerian literary composition Lament for Sumer and Ur:
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