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Jemdet Nasr MH62

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  • "This collection consists of 16 documents, all in English. The documents discuss the Jemdet Nasr tradition primarily in Iraq but also in the Arabian Gulf, Iran, Syria, and Turkey from ca. 5100 B.P.- 900 B.P. (3100 B.C.-2900 B.C.). An overview of the Jemdet Nasr tradition can be found in Nissen, and an overview of the site of Jemdet Nasr, its findings, and the problems associated with its excavations, is in Mathews (1992). Mathews (2002) goes into more detail about the site, discussing all the artifacts excluding those in Baghdad. Nissen summarizes what was known in 1983 of writing, seals, and sealings from the southern Mesopotamian area. The rest of the documents in this collection were originally presented at a symposium held in Tubingen in 1983 titled, Gamdat Nasr: Period or Regional Style? The purpose of the symposium was to determine whether Jemdet Nasr was really a distinct time period and culture, and if so, where it was located. Potts (1986) discusses the term "Jemdet Nasr" and how it is used as a chronological period, a culture, and a style of pottery and writing. Most of the documents are about specific sites. Finkbeiner wrote about the Eanna-Temple area of Uruk. Wilson describes the ceramics from the Inanna Temple at Nippur. Moon (1986) discusses his excavations at Abu Salabikh in Iraq. Dittman describes the ceramics and the time period in Susa, Iran. Young worked at Godin Tepe in Iran, where it appears Mesopotamian traders lived. Killick wrote about Tell Mohammed Arab near Mosul where a few Jemdet Nasr seals and sealings were found. Oates describes Tell Brak in Syria, which had a few indications of contact with southern Mesopotamia. Algaze worked at a site in Turkey with no contact with Jemdet Nasr peoples, but we learn of the various sizes of Riemchen bricks from the discussants. The remaining documents discuss more than one site: Postgate compares the Diyala and Ur regions, Moon (1986) examines the ceramics and sites of Diyala and Hamrin basins, and Potts (1986) describes Jemdet Nasr materials found around the Arabian Gulf."

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