The earliest excavated levels at Shuruppak date to the Jemdet Nasr period about 3000 BC. Several objects made of arsenical copper were found in Shuruppak/Fara dating to the Jemdet Nasr period (c. 2900 BC). Similar objects were also found at Tepe Gawra (levels XII-VIII).

Early Dynastic II

The city rose in importance and size, exceeding 40 hectares(0.4km²), during the Early Dynastic period.

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