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Edgar James Banks

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  • Adab, Iraq
    Adab

    …out by the American archaeologist Edgar James Banks revealed buildings dating from as early as the prehistoric period and as late as the reign of Ur-Nammu (reigned 2112–2095 bce). Adab was an important Sumerian center only up to about 2000. The Sumerian king list ascribed to the city one of…

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    …out by the American archaeologist Edgar James Banks revealed buildings dating from as early as the prehistoric period and as late as the reign of Ur-Nammu (reigned 2112–2095 bce). Adab was an important Sumerian center only up to about 2000. The Sumerian king list ascribed to the city one of…

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