Tell Zurghul, also spelled Tell Surghul, is an archaeological site in Dhi Qar Governorate (Iraq).

[6] In 1926, the site was visited during an archaeological survey of southern Mesopotamia by Raymond P. Dougherty of Yale University under the auspices of the American Schools of Oriental Research.

The few scattered finds were mainly pottery shards, flint saw blades, and broken bricks.

[8] The first excavations at Tell Zurghul, led Robert Koldewey, occurred January 4 to February 1887 under the auspices of the Royal Prussian Museums for Berlin.

[3] This excavation revealed different architectural layers belonging to a large mud-brick building, which has been identified so far as two main historical phases, as well as a large courtyard with a beaten earth floor to the west of the building, delimited by an outer wall.

Traces of an installation thought to be a small table were also detected immediately south of the tannur.

Finds, including seven censers (pottery stands) similar to those found in Eridu Temple VI, have been all from the Ubaid 4 period.

In this portion remains from Ubaid to Ur III were found, including a brick of Entemena of Lagash and a geometric stamp seal.

This artificial terracing of mud with baked brick fragments contributed to the shape of Mound A. Pottery and other materials found on these platforms were attributed to the Akkad/ Ur III period, corresponding to the rule of Gudea.

[22] The excavations also demonstrated an accumulation of strata that may be explained by the continuous destruction and rebuilding of the sacred site.

[13] At present, there is no archaeological evidence reported at Area D that can be identified as the Sirara temple without a doubt.

[23][24][25] Out of context finds and textual evidence support a strong occupation in the Early Dynastic III Period of the First and Second Dynasties of Lagash.

The former is represented by inscriptions of Enmetena and the latter by those of Gudea who was responsible for major rebuilding of Sirara, the temple of the goddess Nanshe originally built by Ur-Nanshe.