Category:Nippur

**Nippur**
	ancient city in modern day Iraq Руины храма в Ниппуре
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Instance of	archaeological site; ancient city;
Location	Mesopotamia, Fertile Crescent
Heritage designation	Tentative World Heritage Site (Nippur, World Heritage selection criterion (iii), World Heritage selection criterion (vi), 2017–);
Significant event	archaeological excavation (John Punnett Peters, 1888–1889); archaeological excavation (John Punnett Peters, 1890); archaeological excavation (John Henry Haynes, Hermann Volrath Hilprecht, 1899–1900); archaeological excavation (John Henry Haynes, 1893–1895); archaeological excavation (Donald E. McCown, 1948); archaeological excavation (Donald E. McCown, 1949–1950); archaeological excavation (Donald E. McCown, 1950–1951); archaeological excavation (Austen Henry Layard, 1851–1851);
Height	20 m;
Area	150 ha;
	32° 07′ 34″ N, 45° 13′ 51″ E
Authority file
	Q188395; VIAF ID: 13144647638200048240; GND ID: 4042365-7; Library of Congress authority ID: sh85092013; Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11945161c; IdRef ID: 02740157X; NL CR AUT ID: ge130180; National Library of Israel ID (old): 000721161; National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007531482605171; OpenStreetMap node ID: 7316513646
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This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.

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Media in category "Nippur"

The following 122 files are in this category, out of 122 total.

1911 Britannica-Architecture-Nippur.png 303 × 296; 101 KB
A Short History of the World, p0124.jpg 950 × 1,344; 360 KB
Adad-šuma-uṣur Nippur brick inscription.jpg 365 × 503; 97 KB
Adze head (?) MET ME62 70 38.jpg 800 × 772; 50 KB
Antiker Stadtplan von Nippur mit Übersetzungen.jpg 1,153 × 881; 426 KB
Babylonian cuneiform tablet with a map from Nippur 1550-1450 BCE.jpg 1,200 × 1,600; 289 KB
Base and feet of a standing figure MET hb59 41 12.jpg 600 × 391; 80 KB
BE XVII 88.jpg 611 × 454; 89 KB
BM 102485.jpg 1,066 × 1,468; 414 KB
Bracelets, (above) Ischali, bronze, (below) Nippur, sounding E, house, room 42, Achaemenid period, 539-331 BC, silver - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07317.JPG 2,811 × 3,187; 7.93 MB
Brick inscription Ur Namma AN1967.1504.jpg 3,035 × 3,176; 1.9 MB
Brick with inscription of Ashurbanipal describing building work on Ekur, the temple of the god Enlil at Nippur MET ME59 41 85.jpg 663 × 800; 78 KB
Bull-man holding a pole, probably Enkidu, from Nippur, Iraq. 2003-1595 BCE. Iraq Museum.jpg 1,784 × 1,992; 2.87 MB
Calcite bowl, Inanna Temple, Nippur.jpg 5,526 × 3,776; 9.62 MB
CBS10673 Sumerian Flood Story Penn Museum.jpg 2,874 × 2,299; 1.33 MB
CBS11001 Lexical List Penn Museum.jpg 3,507 × 2,810; 2.55 MB
CBS14156 Lexical list Penn Museum.jpg 2,360 × 2,743; 1.61 MB
CBS14220 SKL Penn Museum.jpg 2,283 × 1,398; 841 KB
CBS3446 Penn Museum.jpg 1,562 × 974; 410 KB
CBS4561 Enki and Ninhursag Penn Museum.jpg 1,746 × 2,416; 1.02 MB
CBS7076 Shulgi B Penn Museum.jpg 2,492 × 3,962; 3 MB
CBS7080 Lament for Ur Penn Museum.jpg 2,668 × 3,000; 2.46 MB
CBS7771 Gilgamesh Epic Penn Museum.jpg 2,959 × 3,190; 2.51 MB
CBS7847 Ninmeshara Penn Museum.jpg 1,080 × 1,509; 607 KB
CBS8383 Barton Cylinder Penn Museum.jpg 2,269 × 1,582; 1,016 KB
Clay tablet containing plan of Nippur (Hilprecht EBL 1903).jpg 1,173 × 984; 288 KB
Clay tablet mentioning a list of she-goats, sheep, lambs. Reign of Naram-Sin of Akkad, 23rd century BCE. From Nippur, Iraq. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul.jpg 4,922 × 3,538; 16.55 MB
Coupe Araméen Nippur Musée Mariemont 08112015.jpg 3,877 × 3,101; 7.25 MB
Cuneiform inscription on a diorite mortar stating that this was an offering from Gudea to Enlil. From Nippur, Iraq. 2144-2124 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul.jpg 6,016 × 4,016; 14.96 MB
Cuneiform Tablet from Nippur, Sumeria (Modern Iraq) 2300 - 2100 BCE (19189183045).jpg 1,600 × 1,200; 339 KB
Cuneiform Tablet from Nippur, Sumeria (Modern Iraq) 2300 - 2100 BCE.jpg 1,200 × 1,600; 344 KB
Cuneiform tablet impressed with two stamp seals- promissory note for dates MET ME1983 135 3.jpg 800 × 706; 114 KB
Cuneiform Tablet, Nippur.jpg 3,219 × 2,234; 1.97 MB
Cuneiform tablet- distribution of copper knives MET vs62 70 95.jpeg 489 × 592; 68 KB
Cuneiform tablet- distribution of copper knives MET vs62 70 95.jpeg (color).jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 1.66 MB
Cuneiform tablet- list of items for the throne of Gunura MET ME60 172.jpg 788 × 800; 70 KB
D387- écavation d’un temple à nippur - Liv4-Ch03.png 1,438 × 1,280; 698 KB
Debt-note on silver. The clay tablet is stamped with the seals of the involving parties. From Nippur, Iraq. Achaemenid period, c. 423 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul.jpg 5,048 × 3,584; 16.92 MB
Detail, back view A statue of a male worshiper, from Nippur, Iraq, 2600-2350 BCE. Iraq Museum, Baghdad.jpg 4,288 × 4,003; 13.81 MB
Detail, wall or door votive plaque. The largest figure on left (with a basket on his head is Ur-Nanshe, ruler of Lagash). Cuneiform text. Early Dynastic period, 2550-2500 BCE. From Girsu, Iraq. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul in Turkey.jpg 2,848 × 4,288; 10.12 MB
Detail, wall or door votive plaque. The largest figure on left (with a basket on his head is Ur-Nanshe, ruler of Lagash). Cuneiform text. Early Dynastic period, 2550-2500 BCE. From Girsu, Iraq. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey.jpg 2,925 × 2,598; 6.47 MB
Detail, wall or door votive plaque. The largest figure on left (with a basket on his head is Ur-Nanshe, ruler of Lagash). Cuneiform text. Early Dynastic period, 2550-2500 BCE. From Girsu, Iraq. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul.jpg 4,288 × 2,848; 10.23 MB
Detail. Wall or door plaque, Early Dynastic period, 2900-2300 BCE. From Nippur?, Iraq. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul.jpg 2,848 × 3,580; 7.94 MB
Diorite mortar, an offering from Gudea to Enlil. From Nippur, Iraq. 2144-2124 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul.jpg 4,723 × 4,016; 13.5 MB
Ekur plan.svg 415 × 395; 50 KB
Eye inlay for a statue MET hb62 70 84.jpg 1,274 × 798; 85 KB
Figurine MET DP222633.jpg 2,882 × 3,842; 862 KB
Final model1.png 1,500 × 820; 605 KB
Final model2.png 1,500 × 820; 462 KB
Foundation figure of king Shulgi of Ur, carrying a basket MET DP375095.jpg 1,755 × 3,891; 929 KB
Foundation figurine of Ur-Nammu, from Nippur, Iraq. 21st century BCE. Iraq Museum.jpg 2,495 × 4,843; 9.68 MB
Fragments of male worshiper MET VS62 70 1BCD.jpg 438 × 688; 58 KB
God Enlil, seated, from Nippur, Iraq. 1800-1600 BCE. Iraq Museum.jpg 2,406 × 3,888; 7.3 MB
Hammurabi code Istanbul.jpg 790 × 1,094; 349 KB
Hand-made baked-clay figurine of a male (usual type in an unusual attitude). Around 2000 BCE. From the Scribal Quarter at Nippur (2nd season), Iraq. Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.jpg 2,789 × 3,800; 8.38 MB
Inanna prefers the farmer. Enkimdu and Damuzi were mentioned. Terracotta tablet from Nippur, Iraq. 1st half of the 2nd millennium BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul.jpg 3,768 × 5,283; 15.49 MB
Inanna Temple relief, Nippur.jpg 3,447 × 5,675; 12.06 MB
Incantation bowl demon Met L1999.83.3.jpg 2,755 × 2,755; 9.62 MB
Incantation bowl in Aramaic language, Nippur, Sasanian period, 240-641 AD - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07285.JPG 3,493 × 3,412; 7.72 MB
Incantation bowl, Nippur, terracotta - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07064.JPG 3,450 × 3,412; 7.84 MB
Incantation bowl, Nippur, terracotta - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07067.JPG 2,493 × 2,467; 3.77 MB
IncantationBowl.jpg 1,163 × 916; 960 KB
Incised plaque, Nippur.jpg 1,300 × 1,268; 932 KB
Incised votive plaque, Nippur.jpg 1,249 × 1,164; 625 KB
Indus Civilisation Carnelian bead with white design, ca. 2900–2350 BC Found in Nippur, Mesopotamian (detail).jpg 1,459 × 1,676; 1.29 MB
Indus Civilisation Carnelian bead with white design, ca. 2900–2350 BC. Found in Nippur, Mesopotamia.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 1.38 MB
Inlay- dancing man MET DP122513.jpg 3,229 × 3,595; 1.17 MB
Inlay- seated male with cup and palm frond MET DP122510.jpg 4,000 × 3,631; 1.29 MB
Inlay- woman wearing a cylinder seal, playing a flute MET DP122553.jpg 3,694 × 3,772; 1.2 MB
Inscribed brick- dedicatory inscription of Adad-shuma-usur MET DP360678.jpg 3,296 × 3,851; 3.25 MB
Istanbul Archaeology Museums - İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri - Istanbul, Turkey (10582494535).jpg 3,000 × 4,000; 2.78 MB
Istanbul Archaeology Museums - İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri - Istanbul, Turkey (10582769303).jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 2.62 MB
John Henry Haynes. Excavations at the temple courtyard at Nippur, c. 1894.jpg 750 × 537; 107 KB
John Henry Haynes. Nippur, circa 1899.jpg 650 × 491; 157 KB
John Henry Haynes. The Nippur temple excavation. 1893.jpg 800 × 644; 156 KB
John Henry Haynes. zigguratın kazılmış temelleri. 1893-94.jpg 375 × 500; 20 KB
Karte mit dem antiken Stadtplan von Nippur.png 635 × 590; 164 KB
Kudurru mentioning the name of the Kassite king Kurigalzu II, from Nippur, Iraq, Ancient Orient Museum.jpg 2,381 × 3,621; 5.28 MB
Pharmacopoeia from Nippur, circa 225BC Wellcome L0008678.jpg 1,080 × 1,758; 925 KB
Law code of Hammurabi, a smaller version of the original law code stele. Terracotta tablet, from Nippur, Iraq, c. 1790 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul.jpg 4,518 × 3,716; 13.28 MB
Medical recipe concerning poisoning. Terracotta tablet, from Nippur, Iraq, 18th century BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul.jpg 3,379 × 4,999; 12.84 MB
Mesopotamian - Stone Foundation Tablet - Walters 41222 - View A.jpg 872 × 1,800; 247 KB
Model of a "plano-convex" brick MET DP270685.jpg 3,929 × 2,947; 905 KB
Mud-brick stamped with the name of king Ur-Nammu. Nippur was written in Arabic; therefore, this brick might well have been found in Nippur. Erbil Civilization Museum, Iraq.jpg 5,086 × 4,016; 13.31 MB
Naram-Sin mace head, c. 2254-2218 BC - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07157.JPG 3,457 × 2,560; 3.94 MB
Nergal symbol, Old-Babylonian fired clay plaque from Nippur, Southern Mesopotamian, Iraq.jpg 3,328 × 3,842; 10.16 MB
Nippur fond.PNG 782 × 766; 47 KB
Nippur fr.PNG 855 × 794; 153 KB
Nippur the inner city (Fisher 1905).jpg 1,448 × 1,164; 808 KB
Nippur Ziggurat (30855852126).jpg 1,024 × 768; 142 KB
Nippur, Temple of Bel excavation.jpg 2,372 × 1,974; 2.42 MB
Oriental Institute Museum. ORLY? (5948770604).jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 11.23 MB
Periodo kassita, testa d'uomo barbuto, 1500-1150 ac ca., da nippur.jpg 1,296 × 1,524; 1.66 MB
Plaque votive avec scene de banquet 2600-2400 av. J-C Nippur.jpg 2,944 × 2,944; 6.79 MB
Plaque with a banquet scene MET hb59 41 10.jpg 600 × 879; 114 KB
Pot sherds with Aramaic inscriptions, Nippur - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07055.JPG 2,636 × 3,133; 4.29 MB
Relief of Nippur (Peters Nippur 1898).jpg 2,507 × 2,028; 1.41 MB
Relief plaque with a banquet scene MET hb62 70 6a b a.jpg 600 × 831; 131 KB
Religious ritual scene on a plaque. From southern Iraq (Nippur?). Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul, Turkey.jpg 4,059 × 3,578; 13.19 MB
Robinet de fontaine en poterie. Temple de Bel à Nippur.jpg 2,371 × 1,120; 813 KB
Ruins from a temple in Naffur.jpg 1,549 × 1,037; 1.08 MB
Sceau kassite araire.png 482 × 401; 48 KB
School exercises from Nippur, 1 using element ri-a, 2. repeated names starting with name of mood god Sin, 3 two copies of last line of proverb - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07144.JPG 2,371 × 5,182; 6.31 MB
Seated figure, tan ware, buff slip. Hand-made male figurine. From the Scribal Quarter at Nippur (3rd season), Iraq. Around 2000 BCE. Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.jpg 2,889 × 3,870; 8.82 MB
Sickle blade set in bitumen for attachment to a handle MET hb62 70 81.jpg 600 × 288; 43 KB
Stadtplan Nippur Jena.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 4.49 MB
Standing female worshiper MET 028AR6.jpg 1,082 × 2,000; 1.36 MB
Standing female worshiper MET 028BR7.jpg 902 × 2,000; 1.04 MB
Statuette of a Sumerian worshipper, female. Green stone with a gold head. From Nippur, Early Dynastic period, c. 2500 BCE. Iraq Museum, Baghdad.jpg 2,507 × 3,383; 8.73 MB
Stone tablet. List of various garments dedicated to the temple of E-ninnu by the Akkadian king Rimush. 23rd century BCE. From Nippur, Iraq. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul.jpg 2,892 × 3,943; 11.41 MB
String of beads, Nippur, Area TB, Ur III period, 2100-2000 BC, gold, carnelian, agate - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07314.JPG 2,015 × 1,259; 1.99 MB
Student scribe with list of signs (Old Babylonian, Nippur), list of signs, and four-sided prism - Oriental Institute Museum, University of Chicago - DSC07128.JPG 2,039 × 5,043; 4.82 MB
Sumerian statuettes from Khafajah, Tell Asmar, and Nippur, 2600-2350 BCE. Iraq Museum.jpg 4,006 × 5,169; 16.46 MB
Temple of Enlil (30255900594).jpg 1,024 × 768; 148 KB
Terracotta mask depicting a human figure. The eyes and eyebrows were inlaid. From Nippur, Iraq. 2004-1595 BCE. Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.jpg 3,186 × 2,820; 5.09 MB
Terracotta plaque of a nude woman holding her breasts. From Nippur (3rd season), Iraq. Isin-Larsa period, 2000-1800 BCE. Sulaymaniyah Museum, Iraq.jpg 3,059 × 4,746; 11.29 MB
The letter of Ludingirra to his mother. Terracotta tablet. From Nippur, Iraq. Circa 1700 BCE. Ancient Orient Museum, Istanbul.jpg 4,016 × 6,016; 18.11 MB
The Nippur Spindle.jpg 3,000 × 1,987; 4.31 MB
The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and (14596492459).jpg 2,832 × 2,044; 1.11 MB
Ur Nammu code Istanbul.jpg 811 × 1,616; 528 KB
Votive Bowl - Nippur Inanna Temple 6N-392.jpg 3,893 × 2,921; 779 KB
Votive Bowl - Nippur Inanna Temple 7N-153.jpg 3,679 × 3,854; 808 KB