Puzrish-Dagan

Puzrish-Dagan (modern Drehem) is an important archaeological site in Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate (Iraq). It is best-known for the thousands of clay tablets that are known to have come from the site through looting during the early twentieth century.

Puzrish-Dagan
Shown within Iraq
Puzrish-Dagan (Near East)
LocationIraq
RegionAl-Qādisiyyah Governorate
Coordinates32°3′29.34544″N 45°17′20.44158″E
Typearchaeological site, human settlement
Area10 hectare (unknown), 15 hectare (unknown)
Height8.5 metre
History
BuilderShulgi
PeriodsEarly Dynastic period, Akkad period, Ur III period
Site notes
Excavation dates2007
ArchaeologistsAli Ubeid Shalkam
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