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  • Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta

  • Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta

    Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta, also known as Tulul ul Aqar, Iraq, was a new cult center for Ashur and perhaps a new capital city founded by the Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta I (about 1243-1207 BC) just north of Assur. Its name meant "Port Tukulti-Ninurta".
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    Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta
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