Furnishes the transcript of a document from 2200 BC in which a father instructs his son on proper conduct.

Describes the Semitic city-state that was later united with Sumer. Offers links to Babylonia, Sumer, and Hammurabi.

Furnishes evidence and analysis of Akkad's rapid ruin. Associates the decline of Akkad with several other major civilizations of the period.

Offers an image of a cylinder seal dedicated to the goddess Ninishkun from 2254 - 2193 BC.

Offers a redrawn map of the ancient city of Nippur identifying its archaeological areas of interest.

Describes the city plan of Nippur which was incised on a clay tablet in 1,500 BC.

Describes the religious center of Mesopotamia and details its preserved archaeological record. Offers images of its ruins and cuneiform script.

Details the excavations made at Nippur and discloses its finds from the Kassite and Akkadian periods.