Oriental Institute
| Title | Oriental Institute |
| View | Nippur Expedition 8 |
| Series | III: Events |
| Description | Well-preserved stairway in an early 18th century BCE house, unearthed by a joint archaeological expedition of the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania at the city of Nippur in Iraq. The stairs lead to a flat room where the family would have slept during hot summers. |
| Subject Terms | Nippur (Extinct city)--Antiquities | Architecture, Sumerian | Dwellings--Iraq--Nippur (Extinct city) | Stairways | Excavations (Archaeology)--Iraq |
| Photograph Date | Undated |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 16.5 x 11.6 cm |
| Location | Iraq |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf3-01662 |
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