Tell Uhaimir

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Tell Uhaimir is an archaeological mound in modern-day Iraq that marks the site of the ancient Mesopotamian city of Kish.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city site
archaeological site
tell
associatedWith Kish NERFINISHED
associatedWithDeity Inanna NERFINISHED
Zababa NERFINISHED
belongsToArchaeologicalComplex Kish archaeological complex NERFINISHED
coordinateSystem World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) NERFINISHED
country Iraq
culture Akkadian
Sumerian
excavatedBy French archaeological missions
Henri de Genouillac NERFINISHED
excavationStartDate 1912
hasAlternativeName Tell Uhaimir mound NERFINISHED
Tell al-Uhaymir NERFINISHED
hasArchaeologicalFind clay cones
cuneiform tablets
cylinder seals
inscribed bricks
hasArchaeologicalPeriod Akkadian period NERFINISHED
Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED
Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED
hasFeature city mound of Kish NERFINISHED
mudbrick architecture
ruins of temples
hasNearbySite Tell Ingharra NERFINISHED
heritage Mesopotamian cultural heritage
locatedIn Babylon Governorate NERFINISHED
Iraq NERFINISHED
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
locatedNear Babylon (archaeological site) NERFINISHED
Hillah NERFINISHED
locatedOn alluvial plain of the Euphrates and Tigris
marksSiteOf Kish NERFINISHED
partOf ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
region Lower Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
researchField Assyriology NERFINISHED
Near Eastern archaeology NERFINISHED
significance important for history of Kish
key site for study of early Mesopotamian urbanism
timeDepth 2nd millennium BCE
3rd millennium BCE

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Kish hasArchaeologicalMound Tell Uhaimir