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title: List of Place Names from Jemdet Nasr
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4852/list-of-place-names-from-jemdet-nasr/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# List of Place Names from Jemdet Nasr

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![List of Place Names from Jemdet Nasr](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4852.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4852.jpg)

## Image Caption

Apprentice scribes learned the [writing](https://www.worldhistory.org/writing/) system through lists of related signs, like this one dealing with place names. The tablet was partially repaired from fragments; there 3 columns of inscriptions on either side. From Jemdet Nasr, Southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), Iraq. Jemdet Nasr Period, 3000-2900 BCE. (The British Museum, Iraq)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 07). List of Place Names from Jemdet Nasr. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4852/list-of-place-names-from-jemdet-nasr/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "List of Place Names from Jemdet Nasr." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 07, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4852/list-of-place-names-from-jemdet-nasr/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "List of Place Names from Jemdet Nasr." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4852/list-of-place-names-from-jemdet-nasr/>.

## License & Copyright

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