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Abu Salabikh
The low tells at Abu Salabikh, around 12 miles northwest of the site of ancient Nippur in Al-Qādisiyyah province, Iraq mark the site of a small Sumerian city of the mid third millennium BCE, wit...
The low tells at Abu Salabikh, around 12 miles northwest of the site of ancient Nippur in Al-Qādisiyyah province, Iraq mark the site of a small Sumerian city of the mid third millennium BCE, wit...
Adab
Adab or Udab (Sumerian: Adabki and UD.UNUKI) was an ancient Sumerian city between Telloh and Nippur.
Adab or Udab (Sumerian: Adabki and UD.UNUKI) was an ancient Sumerian city between Telloh and Nippur.
Adab (city)
Adab or Udab (Sumerian: Adabki and UD.UNUKI) was an ancient Sumerian city between Telloh and Nippur.
Adab or Udab (Sumerian: Adabki and UD.UNUKI) was an ancient Sumerian city between Telloh and Nippur.
Akkadian Empire
The Akkadian Empire (Akkadian URUAkkad KI, Hittite KUR A.GA.DÈ.KI "land of Akkad"; Biblical Hebrew אַכַּד Akkad) was an empire centered in the city of Akkad (Sumerian: Ag...
The Akkadian Empire (Akkadian URUAkkad KI, Hittite KUR A.GA.DÈ.KI "land of Akkad"; Biblical Hebrew אַכַּד Akkad) was an empire centered in the city of Akkad (Sumerian: Ag...
Akshak
Akshak was a city of ancient Sumer, situated on the northern boundary of Akkad, sometimes identified with Babylonian Upi.
Akshak was a city of ancient Sumer, situated on the northern boundary of Akkad, sometimes identified with Babylonian Upi.
Bad-tibira
Bad-tibira, "Wall of the Copper Worker(s)", or "Fortress of the Smiths", identified as modern Tell al-Madineh, between Ash Shatrah and Tell as-Senkereh (ancient Larsa) in southern Iraq, wa...
Bad-tibira, "Wall of the Copper Worker(s)", or "Fortress of the Smiths", identified as modern Tell al-Madineh, between Ash Shatrah and Tell as-Senkereh (ancient Larsa) in southern Iraq, wa...
Borsippa
Borsippa was an important ancient city of Sumer, built on both sides of a lake about southwest of Babylon on the east bank of the Euphrates.
Borsippa was an important ancient city of Sumer, built on both sides of a lake about southwest of Babylon on the east bank of the Euphrates.
Cities of the Ancient Near East
The KI determative was the Sumerian term for a city or city state.
The KI determative was the Sumerian term for a city or city state.
Der (Sumer)
Der was occupied from the Early Dynastic period through Neo-Assyrian times.
Der was occupied from the Early Dynastic period through Neo-Assyrian times.
Dilbat
Dilbat (modern Tell ed-Duleim or Tell al-Deylam, Iraq) was an ancient Sumerian minor city located southeast from Babylon on the eastern bank of the Western Euphrates in modern day Al...
Dilbat (modern Tell ed-Duleim or Tell al-Deylam, Iraq) was an ancient Sumerian minor city located southeast from Babylon on the eastern bank of the Western Euphrates in modern day Al...
Eridu
Eridu (Cuniform: NUN.KI ; Sumerian: eriduki; Akkadian: irîtu) is an ancient Sumerian city in what is now Tell Abu Shahrain, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq.
Eridu (Cuniform: NUN.KI ; Sumerian: eriduki; Akkadian: irîtu) is an ancient Sumerian city in what is now Tell Abu Shahrain, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq.
Eshnunna
Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar in Diyala Governorate, Iraq) was an ancient Sumerian city and city-state in upper Mesopotamia.
Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar in Diyala Governorate, Iraq) was an ancient Sumerian city and city-state in upper Mesopotamia.
Girsu
Girsu (cuneiform:?; Sumerian:Ĝirsu; Akkadian:?) is modern Tell Telloh, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, and it was a city of ancient Sumer, situated some northwest of Lagash.
Girsu (cuneiform:?; Sumerian:Ĝirsu; Akkadian:?) is modern Tell Telloh, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq, and it was a city of ancient Sumer, situated some northwest of Lagash.
Habuba Kabira
Habuba Kabira is the site of a Sumerian colony along the Euphrates River in Syria, founded during the later part of the Uruk period.
Habuba Kabira is the site of a Sumerian colony along the Euphrates River in Syria, founded during the later part of the Uruk period.
Hamazi
Hamazi or Khamazi was an ancient kingdom or city-state of some importance that reached its peak ca.
Hamazi or Khamazi was an ancient kingdom or city-state of some importance that reached its peak ca.
Harbidum
Ḫarbidum is the name of a minor city of Sumer, located near Kish, at the Irnina canal (connecting it with Kuta).
Ḫarbidum is the name of a minor city of Sumer, located near Kish, at the Irnina canal (connecting it with Kuta).
Imports to Ur
Imports to Ur reflect the cultural and trade connections of the Sumerian city of Ur. During the period of the Early Dynastic III royal cemetery (ca.
Imports to Ur reflect the cultural and trade connections of the Sumerian city of Ur. During the period of the Early Dynastic III royal cemetery (ca.
Isin
Isin was an ancient city-state of lower Mesopotamia about 20 miles south of Nippur at the site of modern Ishan al-Bahriyat in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate.
Isin was an ancient city-state of lower Mesopotamia about 20 miles south of Nippur at the site of modern Ishan al-Bahriyat in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate.
Kesh (Sumer)
Kesh was an ancient Sumerian city and religious site, whose patron goddess was Ninhursag.
Kesh was an ancient Sumerian city and religious site, whose patron goddess was Ninhursag.
Kisurra
Kisurra was an ancient Sumerian city situated on the west bank of the Euphrates, north of Shuruppak.
Kisurra was an ancient Sumerian city situated on the west bank of the Euphrates, north of Shuruppak.
Kuara (Sumer)
Kuara was an ancient Sumerian city located on the western bank of the mouth of the Euphrates River, about 30 km southeast of Ur. According to the Sumerian king list, Kuara was also the home of ...
Kuara was an ancient Sumerian city located on the western bank of the mouth of the Euphrates River, about 30 km southeast of Ur. According to the Sumerian king list, Kuara was also the home of ...
Lagash
Lagash is located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about east of the modern town of Ash Shatrah.
Lagash is located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about east of the modern town of Ash Shatrah.
Larsa
Larsa was an important city of ancient Sumer, the center of the cult of the sun god Utu.
Larsa was an important city of ancient Sumer, the center of the cult of the sun god Utu.
Marad
Marad (Sumerian: Marda, modern Tell Wannat es-Sadum or Tell as-Sadoum, Iraq) was an ancient Sumerian city.
Marad (Sumerian: Marda, modern Tell Wannat es-Sadum or Tell as-Sadoum, Iraq) was an ancient Sumerian city.
Mari, Syria
Mari was an ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, located 11 kilometers north-west of the modern town of Abu Kamal on the western bank of Euphrates river, some 120 km southeast of Deir ez-Zor, Syria.
Mari was an ancient Sumerian and Amorite city, located 11 kilometers north-west of the modern town of Abu Kamal on the western bank of Euphrates river, some 120 km southeast of Deir ez-Zor, Syria.
Nippur
Nippur (Sumerian: Nibru, often logographically recorded as, EN.LÍLKI, "Enlil City;" Akkadian: Nibbur) was one of the most ancient of all the Sumerian cities.
Nippur (Sumerian: Nibru, often logographically recorded as, EN.LÍLKI, "Enlil City;" Akkadian: Nibbur) was one of the most ancient of all the Sumerian cities.
Shuruppak
Shuruppak or Shuruppag was an ancient Sumerian city situated about 35 miles south of Nippur on the banks of the Euphrates at the site of modern Tell Fara in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Gove...
Shuruppak or Shuruppag was an ancient Sumerian city situated about 35 miles south of Nippur on the banks of the Euphrates at the site of modern Tell Fara in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Gove...
Sippar
Sippar (Sumerian: Zimbir) was an ancient Near Eastern city on the east bank of the Euphrates river, located at the site of modern Tell Abu Habbah in Iraq's Babil Governorate, some 60...
Sippar (Sumerian: Zimbir) was an ancient Near Eastern city on the east bank of the Euphrates river, located at the site of modern Tell Abu Habbah in Iraq's Babil Governorate, some 60...
Tell Brak
Tell Brak, ancient Nagar, is a tell, or settlement mound, in the Upper Khabur area in Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
Tell Brak, ancient Nagar, is a tell, or settlement mound, in the Upper Khabur area in Al-Hasakah Governorate, northeastern Syria.
Ur
Ur (Sumerian: Urim; Sumerian Cuneiform: or ; Akkadian: Uru) was an important city-state in ancient Sumer located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate.
Ur (Sumerian: Urim; Sumerian Cuneiform: or ; Akkadian: Uru) was an important city-state in ancient Sumer located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate.
Uruk
Uruk (Cuneiform:,URU UNUG; Sumerian: Unug; Akkadian: Uruk; Aramaic: Erech; Hebrew: Erech; Greek: , ; وركاء, ') was an ancient city of Sumer and later Babylonia, si...
Uruk (Cuneiform:,URU UNUG; Sumerian: Unug; Akkadian: Uruk; Aramaic: Erech; Hebrew: Erech; Greek: , ; وركاء, ') was an ancient city of Sumer and later Babylonia, si...
Zabala (Sumer)
Zabala was a city of ancient Sumer in what is now the Dhi Qar governorate in Iraq.
Zabala was a city of ancient Sumer in what is now the Dhi Qar governorate in Iraq.