ISHCHALI

Archaeological site in eastern Mesopotamia, in the Diyala valley, excavated by the Oriental Institute of Chicago under Thorkild Jacobsen in 1934–1936. The uncovered remains of the city comprise parts of the city-gate and most notably a large temple complex with two courtyards dedicated to three gods, including Inanna/ Ishtar and Shamash, dating from the Isin-Larsa period (beginning of the second millennium). Among the works of artfound at Ishchali are unusual four-headed deities.