Tell Jokha
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Tell Jokha is an archaeological mound in southern Iraq identified with the ancient Sumerian city of Umma, known for its early urban remains and cuneiform tablets.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city mound
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Sumerian civilization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umma administrative archives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology |
3rd millennium BCE
ⓘ
Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur III period ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
temple architecture ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
archaeological mound
ⓘ
cuneiform tablets ⓘ early urban remains ⓘ |
| identifiedWith |
Umma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Sumerian city of Umma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cuneiform tablets
ⓘ
early urban remains ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions | Sumerian ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| significance |
important source for Sumerian administrative history
ⓘ
important source for study of early urbanism in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
| yields |
administrative texts
ⓘ
clay tablets ⓘ economic texts ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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