Category:Eridu

Eridu

archaeological site in Iraq

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Instance of

archaeological site

Part of

Ahwar of Southern Iraq

Culture

Sumer

Location

Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq

Heritage designation

part of UNESCO World Heritage Site (Ahwar of Southern Iraq, Ahwar of Southern Iraq, Tell Eridu Archaeological Site, 2016–)

Population

5,000 (5th millennium BC)

Area

33 ha (World Heritage Site)
1,069 ha (UNESCO World Heritage Site buffer zone)

Map

30° 48′ 56.99″ N, 45° 59′ 44.99″ E

Authority file
Q210065 VIAF ID: 315170029 IdRef ID: 027772810 NL CR AUT ID: ge767234 National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007552895705171 World Heritage Site ID: 1481-007
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Subcategories

This category has only the following subcategory.

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Enki‎ (2 C, 35 F)

Media in category "Eridu"

The following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total.

Bowl MET DP104227.jpg 2,000 × 1,999; 353 KB
Bowl MET DP104228 (cropped).jpg 1,549 × 822; 185 KB
Bowl MET DP104228.jpg 1,993 × 1,993; 323 KB
Bowl MET DP104229.jpg 2,048 × 2,048; 357 KB
Clay door-peg sealing. The City seal rolled 4 times here contains complex graphic symbols for a network of cities in modern-day southern Iraq. Early Dynastic period (I), 3000-2700. From Ur, Iraq.jpg 4,322 × 2,778; 5.96 MB
Cup MET ME49 133 5.jpg 717 × 800; 62 KB
Cup MET ME49 133 6.jpg 683 × 800; 61 KB
Eridu Context Map.jpg 3,264 × 2,112; 3.59 MB
Eridu mound4c.8.png 3,000 × 3,000; 1.1 MB
Eridu temple 7.png 799 × 1,046; 278 KB
Eridu.Canopus-4500BC-2000BC.png 2,120 × 1,000; 50 KB
Eridu.Canopus.png 6,000 × 1,000; 101 KB
Fired clay brick stamped with the name of Amar-Sin, Ur III, from Eridu, currently housed in the British Museum.jpg 3,697 × 4,420; 11.14 MB
Jar MET ME49 133 13.jpg 622 × 800; 73 KB
Painted pottery vessel (jug or ewer). From Eridu (Tell Abu Shahrain), Iraq. 3500-2800 BCE. Iraq Museum, Baghdad.jpg 4,396 × 3,303; 9.29 MB
Prism with hymn temple Esarra AN1922.161.jpg 2,617 × 4,144; 1.95 MB
Statue of a standing lion from Eridu, Iraq, c. mid-3rd millennium BCE. Iraq Museum.jpg 3,380 × 5,250; 14.15 MB
Terracotta figurine, a primitive representation of a woman. From Ur or Eridu, Iraq. 4000-3500 BCE. Iraq Museum, Baghdad.jpg 2,687 × 3,456; 6.21 MB
World's First City (30281054433).jpg 1,024 × 768; 147 KB
Ziggurat at Eridu (30809118442).jpg 1,024 × 768; 170 KB

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