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Uruk was once the templed city of Inanna and priceless artifacts such as her mask and vase have been recovered after looting during the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.
The temples of the Sumerian god Enki and goddess Ninhursag at Eridu and Ubaid attest to an era when civilization emerged on the alluvial plains of Iraq.