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Eridu

Held in tradition to be the first city, sacred to the god Enki (modern Tell Abu Shahrain) in the far south. The pin marks the tablet's findspot.

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Teachers who lived here

Works composed here

  • -2103

    Ur-Namma 10

  • -2103

    Ur-Namma 31

  • -2103

    Ur-Namma 32

  • -2042

    Amar-Suena 15

  • -1950

    The lament for Eridug

  • mesopotamian:rogers:adapa

Ideas shaped here

Concepts most frequently discussed in the works composed at Eridu. Click any to trace the idea across time and place.