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Sippar
Sip·par S0433500 (sĭ-pär′) An ancient city of northern Babylonia on the Euphrates River south-southwest of present-day Baghdad. In early times it was a religious center devoted to the worship of the sun god Shamash.Sip•par (sɪˈpɑr)
n. an ancient Babylonian city on the Euphrates, in SE Iraq. Sippar
Sippar (sĭpär`), ancient city of N Babylonia, on the Euphrates in present Iraq, 20 mi (32 km) SW of Baghdad. It was one of the capitals of Sargon and had a great temple to the sungod Shamash. Excavations begun in 1882 have yielded thousands of inscribed clay tablets. |