NIPPUR

Meaning of NIPPUR in English

geographical name ancient city of Sumer SSE of Babylon

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

NIPPUR — Ancient Mesopotamian city southeast of Babylon . Located in what is now southeastern Iraq, it was originally on the Euphrates …
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NIPPUR — /ni poor"/ , n. an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city in SE Iraq: partially excavated.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NIPPUR — geographical name ancient city of Sumer SSE of Babylon
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NIPPUR — modern Niffer, or Nuffar ancient city of Mesopotamia, now in southeastern Iraq. It lies northeast of the town of Ad-Diwaniyah. …
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NIPPUR — Ancient Mesopotamian city southeast of Babylon . Located in what is now southeastern Iraq, it was originally on the Euphrates …
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NIPPUR — Pronunciation: ni- ' pu ̇ r Function: geographical name ancient city of Sumer SSE of Babylon
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SUMER — Region of southern Mesopotamia and site of the earliest known civilization. It was first settled с 4500–4000 BC by a …
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CALENDAR — any system for dividing time over extended periods, such as days, months, or years, and arranging such divisions in a …
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SUMER — site of the earliest known civilization, located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia between the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers, …
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SIN — (Akkadian), Sumerian Nanna in Mesopotamian religion, the god of the moon. Sin was the father of the sun god, Shamash …
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SHURUPPAK — modern Tall Fa'rah ancient Sumerian city located south of Nippur in what is now south-central Iraq and originally on the …
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NINURTA — also called Ningirsu in Mesopotamian religion, city god of Girsu (Tal'ah, or Telloh) in the Lagash region. Ninurta was the …
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NINLIL — (Sumerian), Akkadian Belit Mesopotamian goddess, the consort of the god Enlil and a deity of destiny. She was worshiped especially …
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MESOPOTAMIAN RELIGION — Sites associated with ancient Mesopotamian history. beliefs and practices of the Sumerians and Akkadians, and their successors, the Babylonians and …
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LAYARD, SIR AUSTEN HENRY — born March 5, 1817, Paris died July 5, 1894, London English archaeologist whose excavations greatly increased knowledge of the ancient …
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KASSITE — member of an ancient people known primarily for establishing the second, or middle, Babylonian dynasty; they were believed (perhaps wrongly) …
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EZEKIEL — flourished 6th century BC also spelled Ezechiel, Hebrew Yehezqel prophet-priest of ancient Israel and the subject and in part the …
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ENLIL — Mesopotamian god of the atmosphere and a member of the triad of gods completed by Anu (Sumerian: An) and Ea …
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BAU — (Sumerian), also called Nininsina, Akkadian Gula or Ninkarrak in Mesopotamian religion, city goddess of Urukug in the Lagash region of …
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AKHLAME — also spelled Akhlam, ancient Semitic nomads of northern Syria and Mesopotamia and traditional enemies of the Assyrians. They are first …
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ADAB — modern Bismayah ancient Sumerian city located south of Nippur (modern Niffer or Nuffar), Iraq. Excavations (1903-04) carried out by the …
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SUMER — n. Region of southern Mesopotamia and site of the earliest known civilization. It was first settled 0441; 45004000 BC by …
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NINURTA — [Mesopotamian] The Sumero-Babylonian god of rain, fertility, war, thunderstorms, wells, canals, floods, the plough and the South Wind. His name …
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NINLIL — [Mesopotamian] An ancient Sumero-Babylonian goddess of heaven, earth, and air and in one aspect of the underworld. She is also …
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MULITTA — [Mesopotamian] A Babylonian goddess, consort of Ellil. They were worshipped at Nippur.
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ENLIL — [Mesopotamian] In ancient Sumero-Babylonian myth, Enlil ("lord wind") is the god of air, wind and storms. Enlil is the foremost …
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НИППУР — Nippur
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