CALNEH, in Ancient Geography, a city in the land
of Shinar, built by Nimrod, and the last city men-
tioned (Gen. x. 10.) as belonging to his kingdom. It
is believed to be the same with Calno, mentioned in
Isaiah (x. 9.) and with Canneh in Ezekiel (xxvii. 23.)
with still greater variation. It is observed, that it
must have been situated in Mesopotamia, since these
prophets join it with Haran, Eden Assyrian, and Chil-
mad, which carried on a trade with Tyre. It is said
by the Chaldee interpreters, as also by Eusebius and
Jerome, to be the same with Ctesiphon, standing upon
the Tigris, about three miles distant from Seleucia,
and that for some time it was the capital city of the
Parthians.