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![Hierarchy of Tell Telloh (deserted settlement)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Tell Telloh (deserted settlement) |
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Lat: 31 33 43 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 31.5610 decimal degrees |
Long: 046 10 39 E degrees minutes |
Long: 46.1770 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was important Sumerian city, located between the Euphrates & Tigris rivers; fell to Sargon of Akkad in 3rd mill. BCE; flourished under Gudea, a governor for Guti people of Babylonia; excavations uncovered crucial texts & structures. |
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Tell Telloh (preferred,C,V)
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Telloh (C,O)
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Tello (C,O)
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Girsu (H,V,S)
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Ĝirsu (C,V)
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Shipurla (H,V)
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Ngirsu (C,V)
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Jirsu (C,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
![Hierarchy of Diyālá (governorate)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
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Diyālá (governorate) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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probably founded in 6th mill. BC |
archaeological site (C) |
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tell (C) |
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inhabited place (H) |
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Sumerian (H) |
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