Divine Cults in the Sacred Precinct of Girsu
Sumer in present-day southern Iraq is the heartland of the first cities and birthplace of writing (fig. 1). It is where, between 3500 and 2000 BCE, its inhabitants, the Sumerians, instituted the first codes of law, advanced metallurgy to craft new tools and weapons; enhanced wheel technology and inv...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2021
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Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2021, Volume: 84, Issue: 2, Pages: 130-139 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Girsu
/ Sumerians
/ Culture
/ City
/ Metallurgy
/ Weapon
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IxTheo Classification: | TC Pre-Christian history ; Ancient Near East |
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