Warka

Japanese: Warka
Warka

…An ancient city in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia, one of the central cities of Sumer. Its name comes from the Sumerian word unug, and in the Old Testament it is called Erek, and its modern name is Warka. The first large-scale excavations were carried out by a German team led by J. Jordan just before World War I.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Warka" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…メソポタミア最南部の古代都市で,シュメールの中心都市の一つ。その名はシュメール語のウヌグunugに由来し,旧約聖書ではエレクEreck,現在名はワルカWarkaである。第1次大戦直前にJ.ヨルダンらのドイツ隊により最初の大規模な発掘が行われた。…

※「Warka」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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