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Sippar

Sippar was an ancient city in Mesopotamia on the Euphrates, a centre of the cult of the sun god Shamash. It was an important city of the Babylonian kingdom. Accounts of the Babylonian Empire mention Sippar in describing Babylonian governance.

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sippar. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sippar
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“Sippar.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sippar. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Sippar.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sippar.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Sippar’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sippar (Accessed: ).

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