Lost Kingdom Of Idu Hidden Beneath A Mound And Its Seven Unknown Kings

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - An ancient city called Idu (now Satu Qala) was long hidden beneath a mound, and a few years ago, it was finally unearthed in northern Iraq.

This historical and archaeological site, even today, separates two central provinces: Erbil and Kirkuk.

Mentioned in the 2nd millennium BC, Idu was a major center and the capital of the central province of Assyria. Located at the gate that leads from the plains of the west to the mountains of the east and northeast, Idu was a significant crossroads of two axes: south-north and west-east. In the region, many people, such as the Hurrians, Babylonians, and Assyrians, met.

The oldest written evidence concerning the region of Idu comes from the Ur III period. Destroyed by temporary military campaigns, Idu finally reappeared in the Middle Assyrian period under its old name, but this time as a flourishing regional center and capital.

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