Erbil

Ancient Assyrian city buried beneath a modern town in Iraq, on the summit of a large tell. Because there has been little excavation, it is known mainly from texts which say it had a temple dedicated to Ishtar and was a cult center second only to Assur. The earliest records referring to Arab'ilu belong to the late 3rd millennium BC.

The ancient Assyrian city of Arab’ilu and a modem town in Iraq. It has been continuously inhabited for about 8000 years and provides a living example of the formation of a tell. Because it lies under the modem city there has been little excavation, but it is known from texts that it had a temple dedicated to Ishtar and was a cult centre of importance, second only to Assur itself. The earliest records referring to Arab’ilu belong to the late 3rd millennium bc.