A Door Socket from Šu-Suen’s Shara Temple at Umma (Tell Jokha)

Section: Research Paper
Published
Jun 25, 2025
Pages
233-256

Abstract

This article presents a door socket found in the ara temple of Umma during the excavations conducted by the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities from 1999 to 2002, under the supervision of Dr. Nawala Al-Mutawalli and Mr. Hamza Al-Harbi. These door sockets found in situ provide important information concerning the identification of the site, the temple, and the main god of Umma.This article presents a door socket found in the ara temple of Umma during the excavations conducted by the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities from 1999 to 2002, under the supervision of Dr. Nawala Al-Mutawalli and Mr. Hamza Al-Harbi. These door sockets found in situ provide important information concerning the identification of the site, the temple, and the main god of Umma.This article presents a door socket found in the ara temple of Umma during the excavations conducted by the Iraqi State Board of Antiquities from 1999 to 2002, under the supervision of Dr. Nawala Al-Mutawalli and Mr. Hamza Al-Harbi. These door sockets found in situ provide important information concerning the identification of the site, the temple, and the main god of Umma.

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