Depth1

Accad

Ancient site; 7 competing modern identifications, best supported being Tell Sheshubar.

Placesettlement1 verselocation disputed

Where was it?

Scholars do not agree. Every proposal recorded by the source is shown with its support score, so you can see the weight of opinion rather than a single answer.

Proposed site: Tell Sheshubar · distanceOpen in OpenStreetMap

Tell Sheshubar241
33.0256, 44.3919distance
Tell ed Der134
33.0998, 44.2983tel
Babylon106
32.5433, 44.4222visible
Tell Muhammad45
33.3006, 44.4682tel
Dhuluiya45
34.0328, 44.2248settlement
Qadisiyah45
34.0955, 43.9596tel
Ishan Mizyad45
32.5913, 44.5559visible

Names

Accad — אַכַּד akad (H390) · Αρχαδ Arxad — Genesis 10:10

Name variants

Accad (6)
Akkad (4)

References

Genesis 10:10

Topical references

A city conquered by Nimrod — Genesis 10:10

Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.