What is the Sumerian name for the site which represented the seat of Nergal's worship?
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Nergal Nergal, Nirgal, or Nirgali (Sumerian: GÌR-UNUG-GAL ; Hebrew: נֵרְגַל,  "Nergal ",  "Nērḡál " ; Aramaic ܢܹܪܓܵܐܠ; Latin: "Nergel" ) was a deity worshipped throughout Mesopotamia (Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia) with the main seat of his worship at Cuthah represented by the mound of Tell-Ibrahim.
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Kutha Kutha, Cuthah, or Cutha (Sumerian: Gudua, modern Tell Ibrahim) is an archaeological site in Babil Governorate, Iraq. Archaeological investigations have revealed remains of the Neo-Babylonian period and Kutha appears frequently in historical sources.
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Peduel of Ammon Peduel or Padael (Ammonite: 𐤐𐤃𐤀𐤋, representing "Pədhûʾēl" or "Pădhāʾēl"; <a href="Akkadian%20language">Akkadian</a>: "Pudu-ilu" ) was king of <a href="Ammon">Ammon</a> in the 720s BCE and probably the successor to <a href="Shanip">Shanip</a>. He is mentioned as a vassal of the Assyrian kings Sennacherib and Esarhaddon. His name also appears on a seal from the period that reads "lbyd'l 'bd pd'l" ("Belonging to Beiadel servant of Peduel").
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Kish civilization The Kish civilization or Kish tradition is a time period corresponding to the early East Semitic era in Mesopotamia and the Levant. Coined by Ignace Gelb, the epoch began in the early 4th millennium BC. The tradition encompasses the sites of Ebla and Mari in the Levant, Nagar in the north, and the proto-Akkadian sites of Abu Salabikh and Kish in central Mesopotamia which constituted the Uri region as it was known to the Sumerians.
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Dendera Temple complex Dendera Temple complex (Ancient Egyptian: "Iunet" or "Tantere"; the 19th-century English spelling in most sources, including Belzoni, was Tentyra) is located about 2.5 km south-east of Dendera, Egypt. It is one of the best-preserved temple complexes in Egypt. The area was used as the sixth Nome of Upper Egypt, south of Abydos.
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Namtar Namtar (or Namtaru, or Namtara; meaning destiny or fate), was a hellish minor deity in Mesopotamian mythology, god of death, and minister and messenger of An, Ereshkigal, and Nergal.
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Middleworld In ancient Maya cosmology, Middleworld is the Earth, or the world of men. "In ancient Maya thought, the universe was suffused with sacredness that resonated from the presence of deities. The ancestors, spirits and deities not only resided in the Upperworld and the Underworld (sometimes called Xibalba), but also shared the Middleworld, or Earth with its human and animal populations." All three were joined by the World Tree, a giant ceiba tree which served as the central pole holding the worlds together. The nine levels of the Underworld were represented by the roots, Middleworld by the trunk, and the thirteen heavens of the Skyworld by the branches. This concept is similar to the beliefs held by many ancient cultures, including the Norse, who thought that they inhabited a middle-earth. The Maya also believed that their pyramid temples were sites at which these worlds could be transversed. Maya kings, by undergoing ritual and trance, could open portals which would allow the gods - inhabitants of the sky and under worlds, to communicate with Middleworld.
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Nemrut (volcano) Nemrut (Turkish: "Nemrut Dağı" , Armenian: Սարակն "Sarakn", "Mountain spring", ] , Kurdish: Çiyayê Nemrud‎ ) is a dormant volcano in Eastern Turkey, close to Lake Van. The volcano is named after King Nimrod who is said to have ruled this area in about 2100 BC.
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Hisarlik Hisarlik (Turkish: "Hisarlık", "Place of Fortresses"), often spelled Hissarlik, is the modern name for the generally agreed site of ancient Troy, also known as Ilion, and is located in what is now Turkey (historically Anatolia). The unoccupied archaeological site lies approximately 6.5 km from the Aegean Sea and about the same distance from the Dardanelles.
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Nineveh Nineveh ( ; Akkadian: "Ninua" ) was an ancient Assyrian city of Upper Mesopotamia, located on the outskirts of Mosul in modern-day northern Iraq. It is located on the eastern bank of the Tigris River, and was the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. It is also a common name for the half of Mosul which lies on the eastern bank of the Tigris in the modern day.
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Abusir Abusir (Arabic: ابو صير‎ ‎   ] ; Egyptian "pr wsjr"; Coptic: "busiri ", "the House or Temple of Osiris"; Ancient Greek: Βούσιρις ) is the name given to an Egyptian archaeological locality – specifically, an extensive necropolis of the Old Kingdom period, together with later additions – in the vicinity of the modern capital Cairo. The name is also that of a neighbouring village in the Nile Valley, whence the site takes its name. Abusir is located several kilometres north of Saqqara and, like it, served as one of the main elite cemeteries for the ancient Egyptian capital city of Memphis. Several other villages in northern and southern Egypt are named Abusir or Busiri.
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Ninsun In Sumerian mythology, Ninsun or Ninsumun (cuneiform: 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒄢 <a href="Sumerian%20language">Sumerian</a>: "Nin-sumun(ak)" "lady of the wild cows") is a goddess, best known as the mother of the legendary hero <a href="Gilgamesh">Gilgamesh</a>, and as the tutelary goddess of <a href="Gudea">Gudea</a> of <a href="Lagash">Lagash</a>. Her parents are the deities Anu and Uras. Ninsun has also been linked to older deities as she is believed to be their reincarnation.
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Kubaba Kubaba (in the "Weidner" or "Esagila Chronicle"; Sumerian: Kug-Bau) is the only queen on the "Sumerian King List", which states she reigned for 100 years – roughly in the Early Dynastic III period (ca. 2500-2330 BC) of Sumerian history. In later times, she was worshipped as a goddess.
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Precinct of Amun-Re The Precinct of Amun-Re, located near Luxor, Egypt, is one of the four main temple enclosures that make up the immense Karnak Temple Complex. The precinct is by far the largest of these and the only one that is open to the general public. The temple complex is dedicated to the principal god of the Theban Triad, Amun, in the form of Amun-Re.
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Mari, Syria Mari (modern Tell Hariri), was an ancient Semitic city in Syria. Its remains constitute a tell located 11 kilometers north-west of Abu Kamal on the Euphrates river western bank, some 120 kilometers southeast of Deir ez-Zor. It flourished as a trade center and hegemonic state between 2900 BC and 1759 BC. As a purposely built city, the existence of Mari was related to its position in the middle of the Euphrates trade routes; this position made it an intermediary between Sumer in the south and the Levant in the west.
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Dragon (Ninurta) The Dragon (Sumerian: "Ušum" or "Ushum") was one of the warriors slain by Ninurta, patron god of Lagash, in Sumerian mythology. Its body was hung on the seat of his chariot according to the ancient source.
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Nebuchadnezzar I Nebuchadnezzar I ( ), r. c. 1125–1104 BC, was the fourth king of the Second Dynasty of Isin and Fourth Dynasty of Babylon. He ruled for 22 years according to the "Babylonian King List C", and was the most prominent monarch of this dynasty. He is best known for his victory over Elam and the recovery of the cultic idol of Marduk.
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Ninkilim The god Ninkilim, inscribed nin-PEŠ, is a widely referenced Mesopotamian deity from Sumerian to later Babylonian periods whose minions include wildlife in general and vermin in particular. His name, "Nin-kilim", means "Lord Rodent," where rodent, pronounced "šikku" but rendered nin-ka, is a homograph.
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Royal sites of Ireland The royal sites of Ireland served as the seats for the Gaelic kings of Ireland. Historical sources associate these sites with various medieval Irish kingdoms while archaeological investigations show that many royal sites were culturally significant thousands of years before recorded history. Ancient monuments, such as Neolithic burial mounds, standing stones, and cairns date back thousands of years and indicate the recurring—or even continuous—significance of these sites through millennia. The concept of a "royal site" goes back to medieval texts that describe these places as the titular seats of Irish kings where assemblies, athletic games, and inaugurations were held.
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Tell Nebesha Tell Nebesha or Nebesheh (also known as 'Faraon' or 'Farun') is an archaeological site in Egypt, and the location of the ancient city of Imet. It is found around 10km south of Tanis in the Eastern Nile Delta. This was the ancient capital of the 19th Nome of Lower Egypt. By the Assyrian period, it was succeeded by Tanis.
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Kish (Sumer) Kish (Sumerian: Kiš; transliteration: Kiš; cuneiform: ; Akkadian: kiššatu) was an ancient city of Sumer in Mesopotamia, considered to have been located near the modern Tell al-Uhaymir in the Babil Governorate of Iraq, east of Babylon and 80 km south of Baghdad.
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Star of Ishtar The Star of Ishtar (Arabic: نجمة عشتار‎ , "najmat eshtar " ‎ ) or Star of Inanna is a symbol of the ancient Sumerian goddess Inanna and her East Semitic counterpart Ishtar. Alongside the lion, it was one of Ishtar's primary symbols. Because Ishtar was associated with the planet Venus, the star is also known as the Star of Venus.