Adab (city)

Bismaya
Adab, Udab
	Adab Shown within Near EastShow map of Near EastShow map of IraqShow all
Alternative name	Bismya
Location	Wasit Province, Iraq
Region	Mesopotamia
Coordinates	31°56′49″N 45°58′8″E / 31.94694°N 45.96889°ECoordinates: 31°56′49″N 45°58′8″E / 31.94694°N 45.96889°E
Type	tell
Site notes
Excavation dates	1885, 1890, 1902, 1903–1904
Archaeologists	W.H. Ward, J.P. Peters, W. Andrae, E.J. Banks

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Location of Adab before the expansion of the Akkadian Empire (in green). The territory of Sumer appears in orange. Circa 2350 BCE

Adab or Udab (Sumerian:

Site notes
Adab, Udab
Adab Shown within Near East Adab Adab (Iraq) Show map of Near EastShow map of IraqShow all
Alternative name	Bismya
Location	Wasit Province, Iraq
Region	Mesopotamia
Coordinates	31°56′49″N 45°58′8″E / 31.94694°N 45.96889°E / 31.94694; 45.96889Coordinates: 31°56′49″N 45°58′8″E / 31.94694°N 45.96889°E / 31.94694; 45.96889
Type	tell
Excavation dates	1885, 1890, 1902, 1903–1904
Archaeologists	W.H. Ward, J.P. Peters, W. Andrae, E.J. Banks