Shuruppak
| Alternative name | Tell Fara |
|---|---|
| Location | Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq |
| Region | Sumer |
| Coordinates | 31°46′39″N 45°30′35″E / 31.77750°N 45.50972°E |
| Type | archaeological site, human settlement |
| Area | 120 hectare |
| Height | 9 metre |
| History | |
| Periods | Jemdet Nasr period, Early Dynastic period, Akkad period, Ur III period |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1900, 1902-1903, 1931, 1973, 2016-2018 |
| Archaeologists | Robert Koldewey, Friedrich Delitzsch, Erich Schmidt, Harriet P. Martin |
Shuruppak (Sumerian: 𒋢𒆳𒊒𒆠 ŠuruppagKI, SU.KUR.RUki, "the healing place"), modern Tell Fara, was an ancient Sumerian city situated about 55 kilometres (35 mi) south of Nippur and 30 kilometers north of ancient Uruk on the banks of the Euphrates in Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. Shuruppak was dedicated to Ninlil, also called Sud, the goddess of grain and the air. The Early Dynastic IIIa period is also sometimes called the Fara period. Not to be confused with the Levantine archaeological site Tell el-Far'ah (South).
"Shuruppak" is sometimes also the name of a king of the city, legendary survivor of the Flood, and supposed author of the Instructions of Shuruppak".