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Also Known As Sumeria

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Sumerian cuneiform tablet
decorated columns by the Sumerians
Sumer
diorite statue with Sumerian inscription
Ancient symbols for 1 and 10
Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history
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Iraq
Babylonian clay tablet giving detailed description of the total solar eclipse of April 15, 136
Babylonia
ancient region, Mesopotamia
ziggurat at Ur
Ur
ancient city, Iraq
Eridu
Eridu
ancient city, Iraq
silver vase of King Entemena, from Lagash
Lagash
ancient city, Iraq
Shuruppak, Iraq
Shuruppak
ancient city, Iraq
Adab, Iraq
Adab
ancient city, Iraq
Erech, Iraq
Erech
ancient city, Iraq
Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history
history of Mesopotamia
historical region, Asia
Isometric drawing showing a reconstruction of the oval temple at Tutub, c. 2900 bc
Tutub
ancient city, Iraq

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Ernest de Sarzec
French archaeologist

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