Marad
Tell Wannat es-Sadum · Marad (Tell as-Sadoum)
ED to OB (c.3000–1750 BCE)·Sumerian → Akkadian → OB·🇮🇶 Qadisiyah, Euphrates, Iraq
About
About Marad
Marad (Wannat es-Sadum) on Euphrates is a Sumerian–Ak K border town with Lugal temple; OB tablets show Kish sphere. Iraqi soundings reveal ED city wall and OB houses. Nearby canal system. Recorded context — Period: ED to OB (c.3000–1750 BCE); Culture: Sumerian → Akkadian → OB; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: mudbrick, baked brick; Condition: partially-excavated.
Why it mattersEuphrates Sumerian border town.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Lugal temple plan?
Theories
- 01Euphrates frontier
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.3000 BCE
- Period
- ED to OB (c.3000–1750 BCE)
- Culture
- Sumerian → Akkadian → OB
- Builders
- Lugal-...
- Purpose
- Settlement and ceremonial centre
- Abandoned
- c.1750 BCE
- Rediscovered
- 1900s
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.3000 BCE
Sumerian foundation
c.1800 BCE
OB Marad tablets
On the ground
Structures & features
Gallery