Eridu
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Eridu is an ancient Sumerian city often regarded as one of the world’s earliest urban centers and a significant religious and cultural hub in Mesopotamian civilization.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian city
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ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ former populated place ⓘ |
| abandonedBy | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Enki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity | Enki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estimatedFoundationDate | 6th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Fuad Safar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seton Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1940s ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | Ubaid period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Sumerian rulers ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalLevel | multiple superimposed temple levels ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
Ubaid-period pottery
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Uruk-period artifacts ⓘ mudbrick architecture ⓘ temple platforms ⓘ |
| hasRole |
cultural center
ⓘ
early urban center ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Sumerian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dhi Qar Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern-day Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient shoreline of the Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| mainTemple |
E-abzu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
E-engur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mesopotamian mythological texts
ⓘ
Sumerian King List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalStatus | first city ⓘ |
| nearByFeature | ancient marshlands of southern Iraq ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing |
Early Dynastic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ubaid period NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruk period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Lower Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | cult center of the god Enki ⓘ |
| significance |
important center of Sumerian religion
ⓘ
one of the earliest known cities in the world ⓘ |
| terrain | alluvial plain ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListContext | The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOTentativeListStatus | on UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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