Girsu

Girsu
	Archaeological remains of constructions at Tello/Girsu
	Shown within Iraq
Alternative name	Tell Telloh
Location	Dhi Qar Province, Iraq
Region	Sumer
Coordinates	31°33′43.3″N 46°10′39.3″E / 31.562028°N 46.177583°E
Type	Settlement
History
Periods	Early Dynastic, Ur III
Site notes
Excavation dates	1877-1909, 1929–1933, 2015-Present
Archaeologists	Ernest de Sarzec, Henri de Genouillac, André Parrot, Sébastien Rey

Girsu (Sumerian Ĝirsu;^[1] cuneiform ĝir₂-su^ki 𒄈𒋢𒆠) was a city of ancient Sumer, situated some 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Lagash, at the site of what is now Tell Telloh in Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq. As the religious center of the kingdom of Lagash, it contained significant temples to the god Ningirsu (E-ninnu) and his wife Bau and hosted multi-day festivals in their honor.^[2]

^ Because of the initial nasal velar ŋ, the transcription of Ĝirsu is sometimes spelled as Ngirsu (also: G̃irsu, Girsu, Jirsu).
^ Jongsma-Greenfield, Tina; Di Michele, Angelo; Husain, Fatima; Rey, Sébastien (2024). "Sacred Space and Ritual Behaviour in Ancient Mesopotamia: A View from Tello/Girsu". Humans. 4 (3): 239–263. doi:10.3390/humans4030015.

[1] Because of the initial nasal velar ŋ, the transcription of Ĝirsu is sometimes spelled as Ngirsu (also: G̃irsu, Girsu, Jirsu).

[2] Jongsma-Greenfield, Tina; Di Michele, Angelo; Husain, Fatima; Rey, Sébastien (2024). "Sacred Space and Ritual Behaviour in Ancient Mesopotamia: A View from Tello/Girsu". Humans. 4 (3): 239–263. doi:10.3390/humans4030015.

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