Tell Abu Shahrain
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Tell Abu Shahrain is an ancient mound in southern Iraq that marks the site of Eridu, one of the earliest known cities in Mesopotamian and Sumerian civilization.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient mound
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archaeological site ⓘ tell ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Eridu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity | Enki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| correspondsTo | ancient city of Eridu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestOccupationDate | 7th millennium BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Fuad Safar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraqi Directorate-General of Antiquities NERFINISHED ⓘ Seton Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEndDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDiameter | about 500 meters ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDistanceTo |
about 12 km southwest of Ur
ⓘ
about 200 km northwest of Basra ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
Ubaid pottery
NERFINISHED
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Ubaid-period temples ⓘ beads and small objects ⓘ clay figurines ⓘ cuneiform tablets (later levels) ⓘ mudbrick architecture ⓘ stamp seals ⓘ |
| hasFeature | multi-layered occupation mound ⓘ |
| hasMajorTemple | E-abzu temple of Enki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaximumHeight | about 7 meters ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important early urban site of Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dhi Qar Governorate
NERFINISHED
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Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Sumerian King List
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sumerian creation traditions ⓘ |
| near | Persian Gulf (ancient shoreline) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fertile Crescent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
one of the earliest known cities in the world
ⓘ
one of the earliest urban centers in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | important cult center of the god Enki ⓘ |
| researchImportance |
key site for study of Ubaid culture
ⓘ
key site for study of origins of urbanism ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
environmental erosion
ⓘ
looting ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Dynastic period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ubaid period NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruk period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalStatus | first city before the flood in Sumerian tradition ⓘ |
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