SCRIPTORIA BIBLE

Saparre

approximate location

also called Sipir’ani and Sipra’ani; Younger and Chavalas, Mesopotamia and the Bible (2003) (page 308) places it "south of Nippur;" Römer, Invention of God (2015) (page 178) places it "not very far from Nippur"

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city known location approximate debated 1 place · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

In a straight line, between the atlas's coordinates. On foot, at 30 km (19 mi) a day on a road 1.3 times longer than the line.

COORDINATES 32.1261, 45.2308

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