Shuruppak
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For the archaic piece of wisdom literature, see Instructions of Shuruppak.
Shuruppak (Sumerian: 𒋢𒆳𒊒𒆠 ŠuruppagKI, SU.KUR.RUki, "the healing place"), modern Tell Fara, was an ancient Sumerian city situated about 55 kilometres (35 mi) south of Nippur and 30 kilometers north of ancient Uruk on the banks of the Euphrates in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. Shuruppak was dedicated to Ninlil, also called Sud, the goddess of grain and the air.[1]
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Alternative name | Tell Fara |
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Location | Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq |
Region | Sumer |
Coordinates | 31°46′39″N 45°30′35″E |
Type | archaeological site, human settlement |
Area | 120 hectare |
Height | 9 metre |
History | |
Periods | Jemdet Nasr period, Early Dynastic period, Akkad period, Ur III period |
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Excavation dates | 1900, 1902-1903, 1931, 1973, 2016-2018 |
Archaeologists | Robert Koldewey, Friedrich Delitzsch, Erich Schmidt, Harriet P. Martin |
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"Shuruppak" is sometimes also the name of a king of the city, legendary survivor of the Flood, and supposed author of the Instructions of Shuruppak".