# Lijst van steden in Mesopotamië

Dit is een lijst van steden en plaatsen in het oude Mesopotamië en omstreken.
| Naam in oudheid | Andere namen | Moderne naam | Archeologische plaats | Land | NB | OL | Rivier | Bijzonderheden | Stadsgod(in) |
| Qirdaḫat | Magarisu | Hasakah | | Syrië | 36° 29′ 0″ | 40° 45′ 0″ | Khabur | |
| *onbekend | Amimu? | | Tell Sabi Abyad | Syrië | 36° 30′ | 39° 6′ | Balikh | |
| *onbekend | | | Tell Hammam at-Turkman | Syrië | 36° 29′ | 39° 3′ | Balikh | |
| Ṭābetu | Ṭābatum | | Tell Taban | Syrië | 36° 20′ | 40° 47′ | Khabur | |
| Der (Mari) | | | | Irak? | | | Eufraat | |
| Der (Sumer) | Durum? | Al-Badrah | Tell Aqar | Irak | 33° 7′ 25″ | 45° 55′ 53″ | Kalal Badrah | niet opgegraven |
| Mari | | | Tell Hariri | Syrië | 34° 27′ | 40° 55′ | Eufraat | |
| Nagar | | | Tell Brak | Syrië | 36° 40′ | 41° 4′ | Khabur | | Bēlat-Nagar |
| Terqa | Sirqa | | Tell Ashara | Syrië | 34° 54′ | 40° 32′ | Khabur | Hana |
| Nippur | | Nufar | | Irak | 32° 8′ | 45° 14′ | Purattu | | Enlil |
| Dur-Katlimmu | Dur-arak-limmu | | Tell Sheikh Hamad | Syrië | 35° 39′ | 40° 44′ | Khabur | | Salmanu |
| Uruk | Warka, Unug, Erech | | | Irak | 31° 19′ | 45° 38′ | Eufraat | | Inanna, Anu |
| Dur-Kurigalzu | | Baghdad | Aqarquf | Irak | 33° 21′ 13″ | 44° 12′ 8″ | Tigris |
| Susa | Šušan, Šušun | Shush | | Iran | 32° 11′ | 48° 15′ | Dez |
| Waššukanni? | Uššukanni, Sikani | Ras al-'Ayn | Tell Fecheriye | Syrië | 36° 50′ | 40° 4′ | Khabur (bron) | niet helemaal zeker |
| Qatna | | | Tell Mishrife | Syrië | 34° 50′ 6″ | 36° 51′ 57″ | | | Shimigi |
| Aššur | | Qalat Sjergat | | Irak | 35° 27′ 23″ | 43° 15′ 37″ | Tigris | | Aššur |
| Dilbat | | | Tell al-Deylam | Irak | 32° 9′ | 44° 30′ | Eufraat | | Uraš |
| Borsippa | | | Birs Nimrud | Irak | 32° 24′ | 44° 21′ | Eufraat | | Nabu |
| Nuzi | | | Yorgan Tepe | Irak | 35° 18′ | 44° 15′ | Tigris | |
| *onbekend | | | Tell Bazmusian | Irak | 36° 10′ | 44° 55′ | Kleine Zab | |
| Qabra? | Baqar(ru)? | Minara | Tell Baqrta | Irak | 35° 57′ | 43° 55′ | | |
| Lagaba | | | ? | Irak | | | Purattu? | stroomopwaarts van Kutha? |
| Marad | | | Tell es Sadoum | Irak | 32° 4′ | 44° 47′ | | | Lugal-Marad |
| Kazallu | | | | Irak | | | | nabij Marad? |
| Kisurra | | | Tell Abu Hatab | Irak | 31° 50′ | 45° 29′ | Isinnitum/Purattu | |
| Izziya | Zise, Issos | | Kinet Höyük | Turkije | 36° 51′ | 36° 9′ | Pinarus | |
| Nineve | | Mosoel | | Irak | 36° 22′ 0″ | 43° 9′ 0″ | Tigris | |
| Isin | | | | Irak | 31° 56′ | 45° 17′ | | |
| Eshnunna | | | Tell Asmar | Irak | 33° 45′ | 44° 45′ | Diyala | | Tishpak |
| Lagash | Shipurla | Al-Hiba | | Irak | 31° 25′ | 46° 24′ | Sjatt al-Hai | | Bau |
| Sippar | Zimbir | | Tell Abu Haba, Tell ed-Dēr | Irak | 33° 4′ | 44° 15′ | Eufraat | | Šamaš |
| Hahhu? | | | Lidar Höyük | Turkije | 37° 33′ 28,61″ | 38° 35′ 44,30″ | Eufraat | verdronken in Atatürkmeer |
| Armanum | Armi(um), later Kummuh, Samosata | Samsat | Samsat Höyük | Turkije | 37° 31′ 6,86″ | 38° 30′ 58,43″ | Eufraat | verdronken in Atatürkmeer |
| Azitiwaqadiya | | Kızyusuflu | Karatepe | Turkije | 37° 18′ | 35° 15′ | Ceyhan | |
| Sam'al | Yu'addī, Bit Gabari | | Zincirli | Turkije | 37° 6′ | 36° 41′ | | |
| Adab | Udab,𒌓𒉣𒆠 | Bismaya | | Irak | 31°56′49″ | 45°58′8″ | Iturungal | |
| Emar | Aštata | Meskene Qadime | | Syrië | 35° 59′ 14″ | 38° 6′ 37″ | Eufraat | |
| Eridu | | Abu Shakhren | Tell Shakhren | Irak | 30° 49′ | 45° 60′ | Eufraat | | Adapa |
| Jarmo | | Çermo | Qal'at Jarmo | Irak | 35° 33′ | 44° 57′ | | Zagrosgebergte |
| Dur-Untaš | | | ChoghaZanbil | Iran | 31° 53′ 0″ | 48° 53′ 0″ | | |
| Huhnuri | | | Tappeh Bormi | Iran | 31° 14′ | 49° 35′ | | |
| Malkum | "Malgium" | | Tell Yassir | Irak | 32° 33′ | 45° 6′ | Tigris (Khat Al-Faj) | "Malgium" is achterhaald |
| Šurrupak | | | Tell Fara | Irak | 31° 46′ 38″ | 45° 30′ 35″ | Eufraat | |
| Umma | | | Tell Jokha | Irak | 31° 38′ | 45° 52′ | Sjatt al-Hai | =Iturungal? | Šara |
| Girsu | | | Tello | Irak | 31° 33′ 35″ | 46° 10′ 12″ | Purattu | | Ningirsu |
| Šaduppum | | | Tell Harmal | Irak | 33°18′34″N | 44°28′01″E | Diyala | | |
| Sippar-Amnanum | | | Tell ed-Der | Irak | | | | | |
| Sippar-Yahrurum | | | Abu Habbah | Irak | | | | | |
| Ašnakkum | | | Chagar Bazar | Syrië | 36° 52′ 19,19″ | 40° 53′ 31,79″ | | | |
| Šehna Šubat-Enlil | | | Tell Leilan | Syrië | 36° 57′ | 41° 30′ | | | |
| Ebla | | | Tell Mardikh | Syrië | 35° 47′ 53″ | 36° 47′ 55″ | | | Kura |
| Abarsal? | | | Tell Chuera | Syrië | | | | |
| Tuttul | | | Tall Bi'a | Syrië | 35° 57′ | 39° 3′ | | | Dagan |
| Halman | Holwan | Sarpol-e-Zahab | Qaleh Gabri | Iran | 34° 27′ 5″ | 45° 51′ 40,3″ | Alvan, Mir Ahmad | | |
| Alalach | Alakhtum | | Tel Atchana | Syrië | 36° 14′ | 36° 23′ | |
| Ekalte | | | Tell Munbaqa | Syrië | 36°13′9″ | 38°7′54″ | Eufraat | | Baʽla-kabar |
| Basiru | | | Tall Bazi | Syrië | | | Eufraat | | |
| Araziq?Eraziga? | | | Tall al Hağğ | Syrië | | | Eufraat | | |
| Azu | | | Tall Hadidi | Syrië | 36° 14′ 41,7″ | 38° 7′ 28,9″ | Eufraat | | Dagan |
| Yaḫariša | Šaparu | | Tall Fray | Syrië | 35° 54′ | 38° 23′ | Eufraat | | Teššub? |
| Kutha | | | | Irak | | | | | Nergal |
| Ekallatum? | | Umm Gahwah | Tell Akrah | Irak | 35° 30′ 7″ | 43° 25′ 12″ | |
| Šušarrā | | Rania | Tell Shemshara | Irak | 36° 12′ 3′′ | 44° 56′ 18′′ | Kleine Zab | | |
| Arrapḫa | | Kirkuk | | Irak | 35° 28′ | 44° 24′ | Ḫaṣa | onopgraafbaar | |
| Kurruhanni | | | Tell al-Fakhar | Irak | 35° 22′ 53″ | 43° 58′ 44″ | | | |
| Qattara | | Mosul | Tell al-Rimah | Irak | 36°15′26″ | 42°26′58″ | | | Adad |
| | | Halabja | Bakr Awa | Irak | 35°13′14″ | 45° 56′ 26″ | |
| Badtibira | Pantibiblus | | Tell Madineh | Irak | 31°46′0″ | 46°00′0″ | | | Dumuzi |
| Maškan-šāpir | | | Tell Abu Duwari | Irak | 32° 24′ 34″ | 45° 12′ 15″ | | | Nergal |
| Kutalla | | | Tell Sifr | Irak | 31° 17′ 33″ | 45° 57′ 58″ | | 14 km O van Larsa | Lugalkiduna |
| Zabalam | | | Tell Ibzeikh | Irak | 31°44′7″ | 45°52′10″ | | even ten noorden van Umma | Inanna |
| Larsa | | | Tell Senkerah | Irak | 31° 17′ 9″ | 45° 51′ 13″ | | | Šamaš |
| Anšan | | Tal-e Malyan | | Iran | 30° 0′ 42″ | 52° 24′ 28″ | Kur |
| Kilizu | | Qasr Shemamok | | Irak | 36°6′19″ | 43°45′7″ | Shiwazor |
| Eresh? Kesh? | | | Tell Abu Salabikh | Irak | 30° 51' 0" | 46° 23' 0" | |
| Haradum | | | Khirbet ed-Diniye | Irak | 34°25'60" | 41°36'0" | Eufraat | Verlaten in Ammisaduqa 18 |
| ? | | Eslamabad-e Gharb | Chogha Gavaneh | Iran | 34° 6' 37" | 46° 31' 43" | | |
| Mê-Turnat | | | Tell Haddad | Syrië | 36°51'0" | 41°43'0"E | |
| Kesh | | | Tūlūl al-Baqarat | Irak | 32°20′14.86′′ | 45°43′17.48′′ | Oude Tigris | | Ninhursag |
| Irisaĝrig | | | Tell al-Wilaya? | Irak | | | Oude Tigris | 6 km van Tūlūl al-Baqarat |
| Liyan | | Bushehr | Tul-e Peytul | Iran | 28° 54' 16" | 50° 53' 50" | |
* ↑ Madeleine André Fitzgerald, The rulers of Larsa. proefschrift Yale University (2002). Gearchiveerd op 6 maart 2009. Geraadpleegd op 6 september 2022.
* ↑ W.F. Leemans (1976). Quelques Remarques à propos d'un Livre Récent Concernant La Région D'Uruk/Warka. Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 19(1): 217-221. DOI:10.1163/156852076X00136.
* ↑ JASON UR, LIDEWIJDE DE JONG, JESSICA GIRAUD, JAMES F. OSBORNE en JOHN MACGINNIS (2013). [https://www.jstor.org/stable/43307253 ANCIENT CITIES AND LANDSCAPES IN THE KURDISTAN REGION OF IRAQ: THE ERBIL PLAIN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY 2012 SEASON]. Iraq 75: 89-117
* ↑ Dominique Charpin (2002/1). Chroniques du Moyen-Euphrate. Revue d'assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale 95: 61-92. DOI:10.3917/assy.095.0061..
* ↑ Maurizio Viano (2019). On the Location of Irisaĝrig Once Again. Journal of Cuneiform Studies 71. DOI:10.1086/703852.