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Sirara

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This article is about the place. For the Mesopotamian goddess, seeSirara (goddess).

At the beginning of3rd dynasty of Ur,Sirara(Sumerian:𒌓𒈣𒀏𒆠𒋳SIRARA6) was atemplecomplex inLagash- it may also (or instead) have been a city as mentioned in The Royal Chronicle of Lagaš.[1]It has been suggested that thecity-stateknown as Sirara was also calledNinaorNimin,which was probably aseaport.[2]

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  1. ^The Royal Chronicle of Lagaš
  2. ^Zarins, Juris, "The Early Settlement of Southern Mesopotamia: a Review of Recent Historical, Geological, and Archaeological Research",Journal of the American Oriental Society112.1 (1992), 66.

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