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    Nippur (Sumerian: Nibru, often logographically recorded as š’‚—š’†¤š’† , EN.LƨLKI, "Enlil City;" Akkadian: Nibbur) was an ancient Sumerian city. It was the special...
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    during the twenty-fourth century BC with the rise of Nippur. His cult fell into decline after Nippur was sacked by the Elamites in 1230 BC and he was eventually...
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    The Lament for Nippur, or the Lament for Nibru, is a Sumerian lament, also known by its incipit tur3 me nun-e ("After the cattle pen..."). It is dated...
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    cities: Uruk (Warka) Kish (Tell Uheimir and Ingharra) Ur (Tell al-Muqayyar) Nippur (Afak) Lagash (Tell al-Hiba) Girsu (Tello or Telloh) Umma (Tell Jokha) Hamazi...
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  • The Poor Man of Nippur is an Akkadian story dating from around 1500 BC. It is attested by only three texts, only one of which is more than a small fragment...
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    Nippur. A first millennium bilingual hymn to Nippur links Babylon and Nippur together: Nippur is the city of Enlil, Babylon is his favorite. Nippur and...
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  • Nippur de Lagash (English: Nippur of Lagash) is an Argentine historical comic series, published between 1967 and 1998. It is set in the 23rd century BC...
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    Inana Girsu, E-ninnu, Ningirsu Umma, E-mah, Shara (son of Inana of Zabalam) Nippur, E-kur, Enlil Shuruppak, E-dimgalanna, Sud (variant of Ninlil, wife of Enlil)...
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    success, he then united Sumer briefly as a single kingdom. According to the Nippur vase of Lugalzagesi, Lugal-Zage-Si was the son of Ukush, governor of Umma:...
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    food rations to the needy. The city of Nippur was one of the most important cities in the Third Dynasty of Ur. Nippur is believed to be the religious center...
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