Kisurra: this city in southern #Mesopotamia is today the archaeological mound of #TellAbuHatab, founded during the 'Early Dynastic Period' around 2700 BC.

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Ur / Urim: by the #EarlyDynastic III period small farming villages had mereged into a thriving centre of industry, with #Ur being sacred to the god #Nanna / #Nannar.

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Kish: this city flourished in the full bloom of #Sumerian civilisation during the #EarlyDynastic, at the start of the 2000s BC, and was of major importance before eventual decline set in.

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