Eridu
Americannoun
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He confessed in court that he had picked up the artifacts while taking a tour of the Sumerian site of Eridu in the south, saying he did not know the act was punishable by law.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2022
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
The sacred tree of the garden of Eridu was, however, not the tree of life.
From The Religions of Ancient Egypt and Babylonia by A. H. (Archibald Henry) Sayce
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