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<< Our Photo Pages >> Nippur - Ancient Village or Settlement in Iraq

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 04 November 2006  Page Views: 6758

Multi-periodSite Name: Nippur Alternative Name: Nipoor, Nibru, Nibbur
Country: Iraq
NOTE: This site is 22.756 km away from the location you searched for.

Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Ad Diwani  Nearest Village: Tell Wannat es-Sadum
Latitude: 32.166670N  Longitude: 45.183330E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Nippur submitted by AlexHunger : Sumerian Altar from Nippur in Iraq, in the Istanbul Museum. Offering of King Gudea to the God Enlil. 2141 to 2121 BCE. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Iraq

Ancient Sumerian, Akadian, Babylonian town.
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Nippur submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "Babylonian Expedition..." via archive.org (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nippur submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "Babylonian Expedition..." via archive.org Nuffar was an old name for Nippur. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nippur submitted by durhamnature : Old photo, from "Babylonian Expedition..." via archive.org Site in Iraq (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Nippur submitted by durhamnature : Old drawing, from "Babylonian Expedition..." via archive.org Site in Iraq (1 comment)

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Nippur submitted by durhamnature : Old cross-section drawing, from "Babylonian Expedition..." via archive.org Site in Iraq

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Nippur submitted by durhamnature : Old photo, from "Babylonian Expedition...." via archive.org Site in Iraq

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Nippur submitted by durhamnature : Lunch break at the excavation, from "Babylonian Expedition...." via archive.org Site in Iraq

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Nippur submitted by durhamnature : Excavation of the temple, old photo from "Mesopotamian Archaeology" via archive.org Site in Iraq

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Nippur submitted by durhamnature : Water conduit, old photo from "Mesopotamian Archaeology" via archive.org Site in Iraq

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Nippur submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "Mesopotamian Archaeology" via archive.org Site in Iraq

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Nippur submitted by h_fenton : Official Linear Measure (Ruler) from Nippur, dating from the 15thCenturyBC. This old ruler is in the Museum of the Ancient Orient at Istanbul Archaeological Museum. Photographed April 2008

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Nippur submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "Babylonian Expedition..." via archive.org

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Nippur submitted by durhamnature : Dramatic old photo, from "Babylonian Expedition..." via archive.org Site in Iraq

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