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Eušumgalana

a Pleiades place resource

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The shrine/seat of the goddess Ninkasi in the Egipar temple at Ur. The Sumerian ceremonial name Eušumgalana means "House of the Dragon of Heaven."

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/612591682

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
30.9617552474, 46.1044728983

Locations:

None

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Eušumgalana (Sumerian, 720 BC - 540 BC)

Eušumgalana makes connections with:

Eušumgalana part of (physical/topographic) Egipar (720 BC - 540 BC)
Eušumgalana located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)

Eušumgalana receives connections from:

None

Place type:
unlocated, shrine

References:

See Further:

George 2004 158 number 1214

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

Rebuilt by Sîn-balāssu-iqbi, governor of Ur (reign of Ashurbanipal).

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Suggested citation:
Jamie Novotny, 'Eušumgalana: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2018 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/612591682> [accessed: 15 January 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/612591682 |title=Places: 612591682 (Eušumgalana) |author=Novotny, J. |accessdate=January 15, 2025 4:29 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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