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5 days ago · At an early stage, following the dawn of recorded history, Nippur, in central Mesopotamia, replaced Eridu in the south as the primary temple city, whose priests exercised political hegemony on the other city-states. Nippur retained this status throughout the Sumerian period.
- Sumerian Language
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- History of Sumer
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- Sumeria (Disambiguation)
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- Akkadian Empire
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- Uruk Period
The Uruk period (c. 4000 to 3100 BC; also known as...
- Green Sahara
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- Indus–Mesopotamia Relations
Indus–Mesopotamia relations are thought to have developed...
- Sumerian Language
May 2, 2024 · The theonym Nin-Girgilu referred to Inanna as the goddess of Girgilu, either a part of Nippur or a separate nearby settlement. Under this name, she was worshiped in Nippur in the Ur III and early Old Babylonian periods, though a Ningirgilu temple also existed in Ur .
May 6, 2024 · History of Mesopotamia is an article that explores the origins, achievements, and legacy of one of the world's oldest civilizations. Learn how Mesopotamia shaped the history and culture of the Middle East and beyond, from the invention of writing and law to the rise and fall of empires. Discover the rich heritage of the land between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, and compare it with other ...
May 17, 2024 · Sargon (flourished 23rd century bce) was an ancient Mesopotamian ruler who reigned around 2334–2279 bce. He was one of the earliest of the world’s great empire builders, conquering all of southern Mesopotamia as well as parts of Syria, Anatolia, and Elam (western Iran).
May 16, 2024 · Annotation. This tablet, from ancient Sumeria (as early as 2000 B.C.E.), details a day in the life of a school boy. Students learned by copying lessons on clay tablets, memorizing the lessons, and then reciting them for the school's headmaster (the "school father") or other teachers, monitors, and proctors of the school.
5 days ago · This ancient map depicts the known world as imagined by the Babylonians of the 6th century BCE. Like many ancient maps, this cuneiform tablet is concerned less with mathematically plotting space and direction than with simply capturing the various places and peoples in the world around Babylon.
