Girsu
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Girsu (Sumerian Ĝirsu;[1] cuneiform ĝir2-suki 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.
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Alternative name | Tell Telloh |
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Location | Dhi Qar Province, Iraq |
Region | Sumer |
Coordinates | 31°33′43.3″N 46°10′39.3″E |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Periods | Early Dynastic, Ur III |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1929–1933, 2017 |
Archaeologists | Henri de Genouillac, André Parrot |
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