At the archaeological site of Nippur. Also visiting are Iraqis out on a cultural excursion.

Nippur was one of the oldest of all Sumerian cities and is sometimes dated to 5262 BC.

Nippur was first briefly excavated in 1851 before being more thoroughly between 1889 and 1900 by archaeologists from the University of Pennsylvania. This brick structure had been built by the American archaeologists on top of the old temple ruins around 1900.