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Nippur (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 32 07 33 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 32.1269 decimal degrees |
Long: 045 13 48 E degrees minutes |
Long: 45.2308 decimal degrees |
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Note: Religious and cultural center of Sumerians and Babylonians; sacred to ancient earth god, En-lil; also ruled by Persia and Parthia; important artifacts include Sumerian clay tablets and temples dating from 3000 BCE. |
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Nippur (preferred,C,V)
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Nuffar (C,V)
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Niffer (C,O)
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Nufar (C,V)
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Niffar (C,V)
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Duranki (C,V)
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............ | Sumerian |
Hippareni (C,V)
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Nibru (C,V)
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............ | Akkadian |
Uzumua (C,V)
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............ | Sumerian |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Iraq (nation) (P) |
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Nippur (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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was thriving center in 4th millennium BCE |
archaeological site (C) |
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religious center (H) |
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inhabited place (H) |
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