Nippur, at present Nuffar, about one hundred…

2637 BCE to 2494 BCE

Nippur, at present Nuffar, about one hundred miles (one hundred and sixty kilometers) southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, is occupied from around 2500 BCE.

Tablets found at Nippur describe the collection of poppy juice in the morning and its use in production of opium.

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Nippur Iraq View →

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Sumer View → Nippur, city-state of View → Sumer, Early Dynastic Period View →

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Early Bronze Age III (Near and Middle East) View →

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Narcotics View →

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Origins View → Writing View → Pharmacology View →

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