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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.
Site Information
Country: Iraq
District: Al-Qadisiyah Governorate
Site History: Fourth Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Sumer
Later Cultures: Sumer
Site Features: Sumerian Monuments
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