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Girsu (Sumerian
Ĝirsu;
cuneiform ĝir2-suki 𒄈𒋢𒆠) was a city of
ancient Sumer,
situated some 25 km (16 mi)
northwest of Lagash, at the site of what is...
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largest cities (p. 218),
Girsu shares the top with Mari with 50,000 inhabitants,
though Table 2 (b)
suggests that the po****tion of
Girsu as well as Umma and...
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known as Ninĝirsu (Sumerian: 𒀭𒎏𒄈𒋢: DNIN.ĜIR2.SU,
meaning "Lord [of]
Girsu"), is an
ancient Mesopotamian god ****ociated with farming, healing, hunting...
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depicted in the
company of
waterfowl or scorpions. In
sources from
Lagash and
Girsu, Bau's
husband was the god Ningirsu.
Among their children were
deities such...
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logogram representing Nergal.
Temples dedicated to him
existed in Isin and
Girsu. He was also
worshiped outside Mesopotamia by
Hurrians and Hittites. He...
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temple was the E-ninnu at
Girsu,
dedicated to the god Ningirsu. The
Lagash state incorporated the
ancient cities of Lagash,
Girsu, Nina.
Though some Uruk...
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British Museum experts have
suggested the
possibility that a Gr****
temple at
Girsu in Iraq, was
founded by Alexander.
According to the researchers, recent...
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civilization of Sumer, and
includes the
ruins of Ur, Eridu, Lagash, Larsa,
Girsu, Umma, and Bad-tibira. The
southern area of the
governorate is
covered by...
- Kazallu, Apiak, Marad, Nippur, Uru-sagrig, Isin, Adab, Suruppak, Umma,
Girsu, Uruk, and Ur. The
Third Dynasty of Ur
arose some time
after the fall of...
- Ur-Nanshe,
temples attributed to Ur-Nanshe
include Ningirsu's
temple in
Girsu, Nanshe's
temple in Nina, and Apsubanda. He is
known to have originally...
