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Nippur (Sumerian: Nibru, often logographically recorded as 𒂗𒆤𒆠, EN.LÍLKI, "Enlil City;"[1] Akkadian: Nibbur) was an ancient Sumerian city. It was the special seat of the worship of the Sumerian god Enlil, the "Lord Wind", ruler of the cosmos, subject to An alone. Nippur was located in modern Nuffar in Afak, Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq (roughly 200 km south of Baghdad). Occupation at the site extended back to the Uruk period, the Ubaid period, and the Jemdet Nasr period.
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Location | Nuffar, Afak District, Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq |
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Region | Mesopotamia |
Coordinates | 32°07′35.2″N 45°14′0.17″E |
Type | archaeological site, ancient city |
Area | 150 hectare |
Height | 20 metre |
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