Bad-tibira
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Bad-tibira was an ancient Sumerian city, traditionally regarded as one of the earliest urban centers and an important hub of metallurgy and trade in southern Mesopotamia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bad-tibira canonical | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Sumerian city
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | partially identified site ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the earliest urban centers in southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
long-distance trade
ⓘ
metalworking ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Tell Medain (tentative identification) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Bad Tibira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicImportance | production and distribution of metal goods ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | early center of urban development in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| hasNameInSumerian | Bad-tibira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
metallurgical center
ⓘ
trade hub ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early urbanization
ⓘ
metal trade ⓘ metallurgy ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sumer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Euphrates River (general region) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mesopotamian literary tradition
ⓘ
Sumerian King List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | city-state of Sumer ⓘ |
| region | southern alluvium of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Mesopotamian religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd millennium BCE
ⓘ
Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanType | walled city ⓘ |
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