Kebeli, Cizre
Kebeli | |
|---|---|
  Kebeli Location in Turkey | |
| Coordinates: 37°11′13″N 42°01′37″E / 37.187°N 42.027°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Şırnak |
| District | Cizre |
| Population (2021)[1] | 328 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Kebeli (Kurdish: Babil)[2] is a village in the Cizre District of Şırnak Province in Turkey.[3] The village is populated by Kurds of the Omerkan tribe and had a population of 328 in 2021.[1][2]
History
[edit]The "Babylonian" myth
[edit]According to Turkish sources, local oral tradition and folklore the village is allegedly the very first capital of the first Babylonian state. A proof of many historians that pushed forward this theory was the stele found in the area, aswell as the ancient ruins beneath the village.[4][5][6]
However it is worth noting that this theory can be disproven by looking at factual evidence to disprove it, such as the stele not being Babylonian at all, but Neo-Assyrian, most likely being erected during the very first western campaigns of Assurnasirpal II.[7][8] The first capital of Babylon civilization was Babylon.[9]
The name “Babil” is likely a folk toponym, preserved locally into Ottoman and early Turkish times.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "31 ARALIK 2021 TARİHLİ ADRESE DAYALI NÜFUS KAYIT SİSTEMİ (ADNKS) SONUÇLARI" (XLS). TÜİK (in Turkish). Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ^ a b Baz, Ibrahim (2016). Şırnak aşiretleri ve kültürü (in Turkish). p. 133. ISBN 9786058849631.
- ^ "Türkiye Mülki İdare Bölümleri Envanteri". T.C. İçişleri Bakanlığı (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ "Şırnak Genel Bilgiler haberi". Arkeolojik Haber. 2016-06-09. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ "Merkez". sirnak.ktb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ "İLİMİZ ŞIRNAK". ataturksirnak.meb.k12.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ Köroglu, Kemalettin (2018-01-01). Köroğlu, K. 2018 Neo-Assyrian Rock Reliefs and Stelae in Anatolia, K. Köroğlu, S. F. Adalı (Ed.), Assurlular: Dicle'den Toroslar'a Tanrı Assur'un Krallığı/The Assyrians: Kingdom of the God Aššur from Tigris to Taurus İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları: 162-207.
- ^ a b Hawkins, J. D. (December 1969). "The Babil Stele of Assurnasirpal". Anatolian Studies. 19: 111–120. doi:10.2307/3642618. ISSN 2048-0849.
- ^ Finkel, Irving L.; Seymour, Michael, eds. (2008). Babylon: city of wonders. London: British Museum Press. ISBN 978-0-7141-1171-1.