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Girsu |
overview |
| Other name(s) |
Ngirsu |
| Modern name(s) |
Tello, Telloh |
| Region |
Mesopotamia |
| Section |
Lower Mesopotamia |
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| Latitude |
31.56196761 N |
suggest info |
| Longitude |
46.17679549 E |
| Status |
Accurate location |
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| Excavation |
| general info |
| While the French tried to do what they could to prevent site looting, it is estimated that between 35,000-40,000 looted tablets from Girsu have appeared on the market as opposed to about 4,000 tablets excavated by the French. Other important discoveries include the many statues of Gudea and his dynasty, carved in very hard diorite, a large silver vase dedicated to Ningirsu by an ED ruler, Etemena, and the famous "stele of the Vultures" celebrating a victory by Eannatum. |
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| Phases |
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Early Dynastic period |
| time frame |
from 2500 BCE to 2300 BCE |
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continuous settlement |
| time frame |
from 2300 BCE to 200 BCE |
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| External Links |
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31.561968, 46.176795 === 31.561968 N, 46.176795 E === 31° 33' 43.1" N, 46° 10' 36.5" E |
| Web |
Girsu at Wikipedia |
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| Related site |
Oldest known bridge, circa 437 m (478 yd) east
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| Nearest sites |
Ishan Rakiba, Ishan Ranya, circa 23.7 km (14.7 mi) south-west
Umma, Tell Umm al-Aqarib, Tell Umm el-Ajarib, circa 24 km (14.9 mi) west
Lagash, Tell al-Hiba, circa 27.5 km (17.1 mi) south-east
Bad-tibira, Dûr-gurgurri, Pantibiblos, Patibira, Tell al-Madineh, circa 29.2 km (18.1 mi) north-west
Umma, Tell Jokha, circa 29.8 km (18.5 mi) west
Tell Tarbas, circa 34.8 km (21.6 mi) north-west
Zabala, Tell Ibzeikh, circa 34.9 km (21.7 mi) north-west
Kutalla, Tell Sifr, circa 35.8 km (22.2 mi) south-west
Tell Shmid, circa 37.5 km (23.3 mi) north-west
Larsa, Tell as-Senkereh, circa 43.6 km (27.1 mi) south-west
Tell al-Oueili, Tell Awayli, circa 44.9 km (27.9 mi) south-west
Adab, Tell Bismaya, circa 47.1 km (29.3 mi) north-west
Ishan Abu Kumbaru, circa 56.6 km (35.2 mi) south
Uruk, Unug, Warka, circa 57.5 km (35.8 mi) south-west
Tell es-Sakheri, circa 62.8 km (39 mi) south
Tell Wabla, circa 66.5 km (41.3 mi) east
Tell al-Ubaid, circa 67 km (41.6 mi) south
Ur, Uru.Unuki, Tell al-Muqayyar, circa 67 km (41.7 mi) south
Shuruppak, Tell Fara, circa 67.5 km (42 mi) west
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ID 140, created 2 Jun 2008, 12:45, Last changed 1 Nov 2024, 15:59 |
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