What is the city of Sippar?
Sippar, modern Abū Ḥabbah, ancient city of Babylonia, located southwest of present Baghdad, central Iraq. Sippar was subject to the 1st dynasty of Babylon, but little is known about the city before 1174 bc, when it was sacked by the Elamite king Kutir-Nahhunte. Who destroyed the city of Sippar in what year? The cylinder also…