Girsu

…A city in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia, in the ancient Sumerian region. During the Early Dynastic Period III in the middle of the 3rd millennium BC, the four main districts of Girsu (now called Telloh), Lagash (now called al-Hiba), Sirara (now called Surghul), and Guabba (now called Guabba) made up the city-state of Lagash. The main palace was in Girsu, and Girsu, Lagash, and Sirara were connected by canals, with Guabba apparently being several tens of kilometers away. …

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…メソポタミア最南部，古代シュメール地方の都市。前3千年紀中葉の初期王朝期III期にはギルスGirsu(現遺跡名テルローTelloh)，ラガシュ(現名ヒバal‐Hiba)，シララSirara(現名スルグルSurghul)，グアバGuabba(現名不明)の主要4地区がラガシュ都市国家を構成していた。主王宮はギルスに存在し，ギルス，ラガシュ，シララは運河により連結し，グアバはこれらより数十km離れていたらしい。…

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