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Nippur
[ ni-poor ]
noun
- an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city in SE Iraq: partially excavated.
Nippur
/ nɪˈpʊə /
noun
- an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city, the excavated site of which is in SE Iraq: an important religious centre, abandoned in the 12th or 13th century
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In the bilingual legend of the Creation, Nippur seems to be regarded as a very old city.
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Bêlit, like Bêl, had a temple at Nippur which dates back apparently to the time 63 of the early dynasties of Ur.
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Long before history begins, however, the cultures of Eridu and Nippur had coalesced.
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Its culture may be traced back to two main centres, Eridu in the south and Nippur in the north.
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A fragment of an early dynastic chronicle from Nippur gives a list of the kings of the dynasties of Ur and Isin.
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