Umma

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title: Umma
text: Umma (Sumerian: ๐’„‘๐’†ต๐’†  ummaKI; in modern Dhi Qar Province in Iraq, was an ancient city in Sumer. There is some scholarly debate about the Sumerian and Akkadian names for this site. Traditionally, Umma was identified with Tell Jokha. More recently it has been suggested that it was located at Umm al-Aqarib, less than 7ย km to its northwest or was even the name of both cities. One or both were the leading city of the Early Dynastic kingdom of Giลกลกa, with the most recent excavators putting forth that Um
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description: Ancient Sumerian city in modern-day Iraq
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umma
date created: 2003-09-19T04:24:52Z
date modified: 2024-09-08T15:16:46Z
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