Azupiranu

Azupiranu (𒌑𒄯𒊕 / Šamḫurrēšu) was a place described to be a city or a town in ancient Mesopotamia. In a Neo-Assyrian text purporting to be the autobiography of Sargon of Akkad, Azupiranu is named as Sargon's birthplace and described as "situated on the banks of the Euphrates."^[1] Azupiranu is an Akkadian name meaning "city of saffron". Gwendolyn Leick points out that the name is just a general name for a mountainous area in the north where the azupiranu herbs grow.^[2]

Notes

^ L. W. King, Chronicles Concerning Early Babylonian Kings, II, London, 1907, pp.3ff; 87-96.
^ Bauer, Susan Wise (17 March 2007). The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393070897.

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[1] L. W. King, Chronicles Concerning Early Babylonian Kings, II, London, 1907, pp.3ff; 87-96.

[2] Bauer, Susan Wise (17 March 2007). The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 9780393070897.

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