Historical place profile
Nina
Tell Zurghul is an archaeological site in Iraq covering approximately 70 ha. The site includes two settlement mounds. The ancient site was located on a canal leading away from Lagash, some 10 km to the southeast. The ancient name of this place was Niĝin (or Nina or Ninua), and Nanshe (Nanše) was the titular divinity.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:912909
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:912909
- Place type
- archaeological-site, settlement, tell
- Coordinates
- 31.377417, 46.495088
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
Tell Zurghul is an archaeological site in Iraq covering approximately 70 ha. The site includes two settlement mounds. The ancient site was located on a canal leading away from Lagash, some 10 km to the southeast. The ancient name of this place was Niĝin (or Nina or Ninua), and Nanshe (Nanše) was the titular divinity.
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: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 93 C2 Nina
Source and reuse
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Research path
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