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Cities
Here is a list of sites in the Ancient Near East with their ancient and modern names.
Adab
- Location: Modern tell of Bismaya (NLat 31°57', ELong 45°37')
- Excavation History: Excavations in 1904-1905 (University of Chicago, E. J. Banks)
- Writing of the City Name: UD.NUNki
- Patron Deities: goddess Nintu + her consort Ašgi
- Written Documentation: Cuneiform texts from Adab in CDLI (all periods)
Nippur
- Location: Modern tell of Nuffar (NLat 32°08'n ELong 45°15')
- Excavation History: Excavations from 1889 to 1900 (University of Pennsylvania and Babylonian Exploration Fund) and in the years following 1948 (University of Chicago and University of Pennsylvania
- Writing of the City Name: EN. LIL2ki
- Patron Deities: Enlil, (chief god of the Sumerian pantheon) + her consort Ninlil. His shrine in Nippur is called the E-kur. The chief god of the city is Ninurta
- Kings:
- Written Documentation: