The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
@article{McCownTheOI, title={The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago}, author={Donald E. McCown and Richard C. Haines and Robert D. Biggs and Joint Expedition to Nippur}, journal={Science} }
A report on the excavation during the 1950s of an Early Dynastic Temple discovered in the northwestern part of the Religious Quarter of Nippur. The volume includes reports on the structural remains, the burials and the finds, such as pottery, tablets, seals, ornaments and figurines.
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