Tell Zurghul

Tell Zurghul
	Tell Zurghul Shown within Iraq
Location	Dhi Qar Province, Iraq
Region	Mesopotamia
Coordinates	31°22′36.53976″N 46°29′44.61918″E / 31.3768166000°N 46.4957275500°E
Type	Settlement
Area	70 ha
History
Founded	3rd millennium BC
Site notes
Archaeologists	Robert Koldewey, Davide Nadali, Andrea Polcaro

Tell Zurghul, also spelled Tell Surghul, is an archaeological site in Dhi Qar Governorate (Iraq). It lies on an ancient canal leading from Lagash of which is lies 10 km to the south-east.^[1] Its ancient name was the cuneiform read as Niĝin (or Nina or Ninua). The city god was Nanshe (Nanše), who had temples there (E-sirara) and at nearby Girsu. She was the daughter of Enki and sister of Ningirsu and Nisaba.^[2] Niĝin, along with the cities of Girsu and Lagash, was part of the State of Lagash in the later part of the 3rd Millennium BC.

^ [1] Jeremy A. Black, "A Note on Zhurgal", Sumer, vol. 46, pp. 71-83, 1989-90
^ Maxwell-Hyslop, K. R. "The Goddess Nanše an Attempt to Identify Her Representation." Iraq, vol. 54, pp. 79–82, 1992

[1] [1] Jeremy A. Black, "A Note on Zhurgal", Sumer, vol. 46, pp. 71-83, 1989-90

[2] Maxwell-Hyslop, K. R. "The Goddess Nanše an Attempt to Identify Her Representation." Iraq, vol. 54, pp. 79–82, 1992

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History
Tell Zurghul Shown within Iraq
Location	Dhi Qar Province, Iraq
Region	Mesopotamia
Coordinates	31°22′36.53976″N 46°29′44.61918″E / 31.3768166000°N 46.4957275500°E / 31.3768166000; 46.4957275500
Type	Settlement
Area	70 ha
Founded	3rd millennium BC
Site notes
Archaeologists	Robert Koldewey, Davide Nadali, Andrea Polcaro