House at Nippur

Sumerian Civilization, Mesopotamia; courtyard house, constructed c. 3700 B.C.E. (?); located in the ancient sacred city of Nippur, the center of worship of Sumerian god Enlil, the Lord Wind, ruler of the cosmos; located just north of modern-day Afak, Iraq.

Materials: sun-dried earth (adobe) bricks covered with kiln-fired glased bricks
laid in natural occurring bitumen, wood beams and columns.

Source of data for this model:
1. Internet sources
2. Miglus, 1996