Girsu (Tello)
Religious capital of the Lagash state and temple-city of Ningirsu; the first Sumerian site extensively excavated, yielding thousands of cuneiform tablets.
Dated events and their evidence
- 2,900 BCE mainstream
major Early Dynastic occupation begins source - 2,100 BCE mainstream
capital under Gudea; E-ninnu temple built source - 1877 CE mainstream
de Sarzec's excavations reveal the Sumerians source
Where
31.5620° N, 46.1776° E
Sources
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