Shuruppak
E776966
Shuruppak was an important ancient Sumerian city in southern Mesopotamia, traditionally associated with early urban development and the Sumerian flood myth.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Sumerian city
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalLevel | multiple occupation layers ⓘ |
| associatedWithMyth |
Epic of Gilgamesh flood narrative
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Sumerian flood myth ⓘ |
| associatedWithText |
Instructions of Shuruppak
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Sumerian King List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late Early Dynastic period ⓘ |
| distanceFromUruk | approximately 120 km southeast ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Ernst Heinrich Zimmern
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German Oriental Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Shuruppag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Šuruppak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf |
administrative tablets
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city walls ⓘ domestic architecture ⓘ early writing tablets ⓘ flood deposits ⓘ |
| hasDeity |
Enlil
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Nisaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Sud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sumerian flood myth
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early urban development ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Sumerian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sumer
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southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Atra-Hasis Epic
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Epic of Gilgamesh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumerian literary texts ⓘ |
| modernSiteName | Tell Fara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRegion | Lower Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfFlourishing | Early Dynastic period ⓘ |
| periodOfOccupation |
Early Dynastic III period
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Jemdet Nasr period ⓘ late Uruk period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | city-state ⓘ |
| religiousRole | cult center of Sud ⓘ |
| situatedOnRiver | Euphrates River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorFloodLayer | early 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| traditionalLastKingBeforeFlood |
Atrahasis
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Utnapishtim NERFINISHED ⓘ Ziusudra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanFeatures |
large houses
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planned streets ⓘ public buildings ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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