Adab

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Adab was an ancient Sumerian city-state in Mesopotamia, notable as an early urban center during the Early Dynastic period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sumerian city
ancient city-state
archaeological site
abandonedBy early 2nd millennium BCE
conqueredBy Akkadian Empire NERFINISHED
Sargon of Akkad NERFINISHED
country Iraq
culture Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED
declinePeriod late 3rd millennium BCE
excavatedBy Edgar James Banks NERFINISHED
University of Chicago expedition NERFINISHED
excavationEndYear 1905
excavationStartYear 1903
flourishedIn Early Dynastic I period NERFINISHED
Early Dynastic II period
Early Dynastic III period NERFINISHED
hasArchaeologicalFind administrative tablets
cuneiform tablets
cylinder seals
inscribed bricks
statues
temple architecture remains
hasDeity Ninhursag NERFINISHED
hasFeature city walls
residential quarters
temple complex
hasRuler Lugal-Anne-Mundu NERFINISHED
Lugal-dalu NERFINISHED
Meskigala NERFINISHED
hasTitleInSources city of Ninhursag
inhabitedDuring 3rd millennium BCE
knownAs Bismaya NERFINISHED
Bismya NERFINISHED
Udab NERFINISHED
Udaba NERFINISHED
languageUsed Sumerian NERFINISHED
laterControlledBy Isin dynasty NERFINISHED
Ur III dynasty NERFINISHED
locatedIn Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
southern Mesopotamia
locatedInPresentDay Iraq NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion ancient Sumer NERFINISHED
mainTempleDedicatedTo Ninhursag NERFINISHED
mentionedIn Sumerian King List NERFINISHED
partOf Sumer NERFINISHED
period Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED
urbanType early urban center
writingSystem cuneiform script

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