Adab, Udab | |
Alternative name | Bismya |
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Location | Wasit Province, Iraq |
Region | Mesopotamia |
Coordinates | 31°56′49″N 45°58′8″E / 31.94694°N 45.96889°E |
Type | tell |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1885, 1890, 1902, 1903–1904 |
Archaeologists | W.H. Ward, J.P. Peters, W. Andrae, E.J. Banks |
Adab or Udab (Sumerian: 𒌓𒉣𒆠 Adabki,[1] spelled UD.NUNKI[2]) was an ancient Sumerian city between Girsu and Nippur. It was located at the site of modern Bismaya or Bismya in the Wasit Province of Iraq. The city-god of Adab was Parag'ellilegarra (Panigingarra) "The Sovereign Appointed by Ellil".[3][4]
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