page_title: Eshnunna
hierarchical_section_title: Eshnunna
caption_attribution_description: English: Near East non political
context_page_description: Eshnunna was an ancient Sumerian city and city-state in central Mesopotamia. Although situated in the Diyala Valley north-west of Sumer proper, the city nonetheless belonged securely within the Sumerian cultural milieu.
  The tutelary deity of the city was Tishpak.
context_section_description: Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar in Diyala Governorate, Iraq) was an ancient Sumerian (and later Akkadian) city and city-state in central Mesopotamia. Although situated in the Diyala Valley north-west of Sumer proper, the city nonetheless belonged securely within the Sumerian cultural milieu.
  The tutelary deity of the city was Tishpak (Tišpak).
caption: Location of Eshnunna
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