Tell al-Hiba
E766729
Tell al-Hiba is an important archaeological mound in southern Iraq identified with the ancient Sumerian city-state of Lagash.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ tell (archaeology) ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | excavated and partially surveyed ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Gatumdug
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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ⓘ
New York University NERFINISHED ⓘ University of California, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationBegan | 1968 ⓘ |
| governedBy | ensi (city ruler) of Lagash ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lagash
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ⓘ
Tell al-Hiba (Lagash) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
administrative buildings
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canal system remains ⓘ large urban mound ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
architectural remains
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city walls ⓘ cuneiform tablets ⓘ inscribed cones ⓘ temple complexes ⓘ votive statues ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | approximately 31.4 N ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | approximately 46.4 E ⓘ |
| hasMaterialCulture |
Sumerian cuneiform inscriptions
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clay tablets ⓘ stone and clay votive objects ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite | Tello (ancient Girsu) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageType | ancient Near Eastern archaeological site ⓘ |
| identifiedAs | ancient Sumerian city-state of Lagash ⓘ |
| identifiedWith | Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dhi Qar Governorate
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ⓘ
southern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Akkadian period
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Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur III period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Tigris–Euphrates river system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Shatt al-Gharraf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for Sumerian administrative texts
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major Sumerian city-state center ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorOccupation | 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
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