Eridu
Americannoun
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Along with a tour group visiting Iraq earlier this year, Fitton went to the archaeological site of Eridu, part of the remains of Sumerian cities in ancient Mesopotamia.
From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2022
The shards, some as small as a fingernail, were collected at Eridu, an ancient Mesopotamian city in southern Iraq.
From Seattle Times • May 22, 2022
Called Zenless Zone Zero, the game takes place in a post-apocalyptic city called New Eridu, which has been subject to an event known as “the sub-hollow disaster.”
From The Verge • May 13, 2022
Mr Fitton picked up the stone fragments from Eridu, a historically famous archaeological site in southern Iraq.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2022
Ea accordingly came to be addressed as the “lord of the earth” as well as of the sea, and Eridu, his city, was the “city of the lord of the land.”
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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