Excavations at Nippur

“Nippur was the ancient ‘Calneh in the land of Shinar.’ Excavations here were conducted by the University of Philadelphia during 1889-1900. The city contained an imposing temple, a library, and even a little museum of antiquities."—Webster, 1913

Keywords

ancient, Iraq, sumerian, Mesopotamia, nippur, excavations, nuffar, sumeria

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Iraq

Source

Webster, Hutton Ancient History (Boston, MA: D.C. Heath & Co., 1913)

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