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'''Adab''' is an historic ruin in the southeastern part of Iraq, in the Pashalik of [[Babylonia, Pashalik of|Babylonia]], within the Ottoman Empire, about 120 mi. southeast of Baghdad. It lies on a low, almost level and treeless plain, where the climate is hot and semi-arid, as a mound 50 ft. high and covering an area of two square miles. Investigations into the mound's interior have revealed remnants of formerly important cities erected by the kings of Akkad between 2600 and 2250 <small>BC</small>.

The best known journeys into the mounds revealed parts of the city of Unnina, identified by convex bricks, and at lower levels structures of limestone. At even lower levels, excavators have found other traces of ancient Adab itself, which was once devoted to the worship of the goddess Aruru. Vast parts of the ruins have never been opened or explored.

Trouble experienced by other expeditions surrounds the danger of releasing large numbers of undead that have never experienced burial rites, having been murdered on mass during city-wide destructions that occurred during the Akkadian period. While the eradication of undead is morally desirable, incidents have occurred where hundreds of undead have escaped the ruin and preyed upon nearby villages, with greivous consequences. As such, the Pasha of Babylon has decreed that ventures into the city must be well-funded and planned.

[[Category: Places in Mesopotamia]][[Category: Ruins]]

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-'''Adab''' is an historic ruin in the southeastern part of Iraq, in the Pashalik of [[Babylonia]], within the Ottoman Empire, about 120 mi. southeast of Baghdad.  It lies on a low, almost level and treeless plain, where the climate is hot and semi-arid, as a mound 50 ft. high and covering an area of two square miles.  Investigations into the mound's interior have revealed remnants of formerly important cities erected by the kings of Akkad between 2600 and 2250 <small>BC</small>.
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-The best known journeys into the mounds revealed parts of the city of Unnina, identified by convex bricks, and at lower levels structures of limestone.  At even lower levels, excavators have found other traces of ancient Adab itself, which was once devoted to the worship of the goddess Aruru.  Vast parts of the ruins have never been opened or explored.
+Adab is considered one of the lost cities of antiquity, its name and legacy lingering only in fragments of ancient texts and the stories of those who dwell nearby. Those who have dared approach the ruin speak of peculiar bricks protruding from the eroded earth — some convex in shape, others made of a pale limestone unlike the materials used in more recent constructions. What buildings or streets might still remain below the mound are unknown, as no attempt has ever been made to truly unearth Adab. Travelers have occasionally stumbled upon old inscriptions in a script few can decipher, and those skilled in ancient tongues claim the name of Aruru, the goddess of creation, appears among them.
-Trouble experienced by other expeditions surrounds the danger of releasing large numbers of undead that have never experienced burial rites, having been murdered on mass during city-wide destructions that occurred during the Akkadian period.  While the eradication of undead is morally desirable, incidents have occurred where hundreds of undead have escaped the ruin and preyed upon nearby villages, with greivous consequences.  As such, the Pasha of Babylon has decreed that ventures into the city must be well-funded and planned.
+Though mostly avoided by local villagers, the ruin is not without visitors. Fortune-seekers, smugglers and scholars from Baghdad have all ventured into the crumbling tunnels that occasionally open along the mound's edges. Some return with bits of pottery or weathered clay tablets, while others emerge shaken and empty-handed. Many do not return at all.
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−	'''Adab''' is an historic ruin in the southeastern part of Iraq, in the Pashalik of [[~~Babylonia, Pashalik of\|~~Babylonia]], within the Ottoman Empire, about 120 mi. southeast of Baghdad. It lies on a low, almost level and treeless plain, where the climate is hot and semi-arid, as a mound 50 ft. high and covering an area of two square miles. Investigations into the mound's interior have revealed remnants of formerly important cities erected by the kings of Akkad between 2600 and 2250 <small>BC</small>.	+	'''Adab''' is an historic ruin in the southeastern part of Iraq, in the Pashalik of [[Babylonia]], within the Ottoman Empire, about 120 mi. southeast of Baghdad. It lies on a low, almost level and treeless plain, where the climate is hot and semi-arid, as a mound 50 ft. high and covering an area of two square miles. Investigations into the mound's interior have revealed remnants of formerly important cities erected by the kings of Akkad between 2600 and 2250 <small>BC</small>.

	The best known journeys into the mounds revealed parts of the city of Unnina, identified by convex bricks, and at lower levels structures of limestone. At even lower levels, excavators have found other traces of ancient Adab itself, which was once devoted to the worship of the goddess Aruru. Vast parts of the ruins have never been opened or explored.		The best known journeys into the mounds revealed parts of the city of Unnina, identified by convex bricks, and at lower levels structures of limestone. At even lower levels, excavators have found other traces of ancient Adab itself, which was once devoted to the worship of the goddess Aruru. Vast parts of the ruins have never been opened or explored.