لاگاش

Also known as Shirpurla, Lagaš, Al-Hiba, Tell al-Hiba, Lagac

Lagash (; cuneiform: LAGAŠKI; Sumerian: Lagaš) was an ancient city-state located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about east of the modern town of Al-Shatrah, Iraq. Lagash (modern Al-Hiba in Dhi Qar Governorate) was one of the oldest cities of the Ancient Near East, and the Lagash state incorporated the cities of Lagash, Girsu, and Nina. Girsu (modern Telloh), about northwest of Lagash, was the religious center of the Lagash state, with its main temple, the E-ninnu, dedicated to the god Ningirsu. The ancient site of Nina (Tell Zurghul), around away

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Lagash was an ancient city-state in southern Mesopotamia (in present-day Iraq) that was one of the oldest settlements of the Ancient Near East, encompassing multiple cities including Lagash itself, Girsu, and Nina. The state is significant as an early example of organized urban civilization, with Girsu serving as its religious center and home to an important temple dedicated to the god Ningirsu.

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Key facts

Ancient site.name: Lagash
Ancient site.native_name: 𒉢𒁓𒆷𒆠
Ancient site.alternate_name: Al-Hiba
Ancient site.map_dot_label: Lagash
Ancient site.map_type: Iraq
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.location: Al-Shatrah, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq
Ancient site.region: Mesopotamia
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.area: 400 to 600 ha
Ancient site.built: 3rd millennium BC
Ancient site.epochs: Early Dynastic, Sargonic, Ur III
Ancient site.excavations: 1887, 1968–1976, 1990, 2019–present
Ancient site.archaeologists: Robert Koldewey, Vaughn E. Crawford, Donald P. Hansen