Eridu overview
Other name(s) Eridug, Nunki, Babel
Modern name(s) Tell Abu Shahrain
Region Mesopotamia
Section First Cities
Latitude 30.8170228 N suggest info
Longitude 45.9958546 E
Status Accurate location
Info
Level VII Temple floorplanLevel VII Temple visualization
Excavation
general info
Primarily Iraqi Antiquities Dept (Safar) and Lloyd, in the 1940s.
Phases
Village settlement
time frame from circa 5400 BCE to circa 2900 BCE
Mudbrick city, City state
time frame from circa 2900 BCE to circa 2050 BCE
Declining settlement
time frame from circa 2050 BCE to circa 600 BCE
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30.817023, 45.995855 === 30.817023 N, 45.995855 E === 30° 49' 1.3" N, 45° 59' 45.1" E
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Related sites Eridu mound 2, Palace, circa 986 m (1078 yd) north
Eridu mound 5, circa 1.8 km (1989 yd) south-east
Eridu mound 3, circa 1.9 km (2114 yd) south-west
Eridu mound 6, circa 2.5 km (1.6 mi) south-west
Eridu mound 7, circa 3 km (1.9 mi) west
Nearest sites Tell al-Ubaid, circa 17.6 km (10.9 mi) north
Ur, Uru.Unuki, Tell al-Muqayyar, circa 19.2 km (11.9 mi) north-east
Merejib, circa 18.9 km (11.8 mi) east
Tell es-Sakheri, circa 21.8 km (13.6 mi) north
Tell Abu Rasain, circa 22.3 km (13.9 mi) east
Ishan Abu Kumbaru, circa 32.5 km (20.2 mi) north-east
Tell al-Oueili, Tell Awayli, circa 48.4 km (30.1 mi) north
Kutalla, Tell Sifr, circa 53.2 km (33.1 mi) north
Larsa, Tell as-Senkereh, circa 53.7 km (33.4 mi) north
Kisiga, Kuara, Duru, Tell al-Lahm, circa 35.6 km (22.1 mi) east
Uruk, Unug, Warka, circa 65.9 km (40.9 mi) north-west
Girsu, Ngirsu, Tello, Telloh, circa 84.4 km (52.4 mi) north
Ishan Rakiba, Ishan Ranya, circa 64 km (39.8 mi) north
Lagash, Tell al-Hiba, circa 77.3 km (48 mi) north-east
Tell et-Telliya, circa 65.7 km (40.8 mi) north-west
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Tags Settlements, Looted sites
Database ID 8, created 15 Jun 2008, 02:58, Last changed 9 Jun 2015, 23:27