Historical place profile
Adab
Bismaya, ancient Adab, is a major archaeological mound in southern Iraq. The site is located in the present-day Wāsiṭ Province about 65 kilometres south of al-Kūt. Excavations by E.J. Banks from 1903-05 uncovered extensive remains of the ancient city of Adab, predominantly dating to the 3rd and early 2nd millennium BCE. In its day, Adab was renowned, especially for its temple, the Emaẖ, dedicated to the goddess Ninẖursag.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:787747618
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:787747618
- Place type
- archaeological-site, settlement
- Coordinates
- 31.950900, 45.623339
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Bismaya, ancient Adab, is a major archaeological mound in southern Iraq. The site is located in the present-day Wāsiṭ Province about 65 kilometres south of al-Kūt. Excavations by E.J. Banks from 1903-05 uncovered extensive remains of the ancient city of Adab, predominantly dating to the 3rd and early 2nd millennium BCE. In its day, Adab was renowned, especially for its temple, the Emaẖ, dedicated to the goddess Ninẖursag.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Pleiades
Source and reuse
This profile derives from the Pleiades current GIS record, licensed CC BY 3.0. Pleiades place record The profile preserves the source name, point, type, description, precision and provenance without silently adding a boundary reconstruction.
Research path
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