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

Submitted by AlexHunger on Saturday, 04 November 2006  Page Views: 7918

Multi-periodSite Name: Girsu Alternative Name: Ngirsu
Country: Iraq
NOTE: This site is 6.675 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Nasiriyah  Nearest Village: Tello
Latitude: 31.561540N  Longitude: 46.177890E
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
 2 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.
 3 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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Girsu submitted by AlexHunger : Statue of Gudea, Prince of Lagash, later King from about 2120 BCE. Found at what was known as Girsu and now known as Telloh in Iraq. Object from the Louvre in Paris (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Village or Settlement in Iraq

Ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Babylonian town. At the time of king Gudea, the kingdom ruled 17 bigger towns, eight district capitals, and numerous villages of which about 40 are known by name. The objects found at Telloh are some of the most valuable Babylonian art treasures.
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Girsu submitted by durhamnature : Plan of Girsu (Telloh), from "History of Egypt..." via archive.org Site in Iraq (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Girsu submitted by durhamnature : Old photo from "Mesopotamian Archaeology" via archive.org Site in Iraq (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Girsu submitted by durhamnature (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Girsu submitted by AlexHunger : verx clever circular clay temple pillar construction or perhaps only base. Found at what was known as Girsu and now known as Telloh in Iraq. Object from the Louvre in Paris (Vote or comment on this photo)

Girsu
Girsu submitted by AlexHunger : Statue of Ur ba'u, Prince of Lagash from about 2130 BCE. Found at what was known as Girsu and now known as Telloh in Iraq. Object from the Louvre in Paris (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Girsu submitted by AlexHunger : So called music stelle from about 2120 BCE. Limestone. Found at what was known as Girsu and now known as Telloh in Iraq. Object from the Louvre in Paris

Girsu
Girsu submitted by AlexHunger : Statue of Gudea, Prince of Lagash, later King, from about 2120 BCE. Found at what was known as Girsu and now known as Telloh in Iraq. Object from the Louvre in Paris (1 comment)

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