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Eridu

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Eridu was a very old city.

Eridu Context Map.jpg
Eridu Context Map.jpg
It was in a place called Iraq. People lived there a long time ago. They built big temples for their gods. The city was near the water. It was a special place to live. Can you imagine a city that old?

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File:Eridu Context Map.jpg
Eridu Context Map.jpg
File:Eridu mound4c.8.png
Eridu mound4c.8.png
File:Eridu temple 7.png
Eridu temple 7.png
File:Jar MET ME49 133 13.jpg
Jar MET ME49 133 13.jpg
File:Cup MET ME49 133 6.jpg
Cup MET ME49 133 6.jpg
File:Statue of a standing lion from Eridu, Iraq, c. mid-3rd millennium BCE. Iraq Museum.jpg
Statue of a standing lion from Eridu,...
File:Lista Reale Sumerica.jpg
Lista Reale Sumerica.jpg
File:Initial paragraph about rule of Alulim in Eridu for 28800 years (photograph, transcription and translation).jpg
Initial paragraph about rule of Alulim in...
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