>The city of Nippur, an ancient city located in what is Iraq today, was one of the most important religious centers of the Sumerian civilization and it is considered one of the world’s earliest cities.

Archaeology Magazine has a brief article detailing a tale of deception involving the three men responsible for the early archaeology at Nippur.

Read the story here.

Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary

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