Shuruppak

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Shuruppak

Shuruppak or Shuruppag, Tell Fara, was an ancient Sumerian city situated south of Nippur on the banks of the Euphrates in Iraq's Al-Q?disiyyah Governorate. Shuruppak was dedicated to Ninlil, also called Sud, the goddess of grain and the air.

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Country: Iraq

District: Al-Qadisiyah Governorate

Category: Historic Cities and Regions

Site History: Fourth Millennium BC

Oldest Culture: Sumer

Later Cultures: Sumer

Site Features: Sumerian Monuments

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