Draft:Palgum
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Submission declined on 20 April 2026 by Theroadislong (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
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Comment: Sources are failing verification; adding page numbers to your sources using the {{rp}} template would be useful; so far I have checked two of the sources I've been able to access ("West Asia in the Center" and "The Sumerian World"), the former doesn't seem to discuss irrigation at all, and while the latter has plenty of discussion about irrigation, the term "Palgum" (and variations) does not seem to appear a single time in that text; be mindful of original research and synthesis. Athanelar (talk) 13:27, 22 April 2026 (UTC)
A palgum (plural palga, palgū, or palgī) was an irrigation canal used in ancient Babylon and other Mesopotamian civilizations to irrigate fields,[1] usually used with the Archimedes' screw.[2] The name comes from the Akkadian words for canal.[3] A canal would connect a river, usually either the Tigris or the Euphrates, to a city, giving water to the city for irrigation and drinking.[4] A wall at the entrance to the fields could be raised or lowered, to allow for control of the water. There would be a large matrix of canals, so as to provide water wherever needed.[5] They may have been used in the Hanging Gardens of Babylon.[2] The system of canals was undergoing excavation in 1998,[6] and parts of the system near Eridu were mapped in 2025.[7][8]
In popular culture
[edit]Palgū are unique buildings for Babylon (led by Hammurabi) in the 4X strategy game Civilization VI.[9][10] They give a food bonus to tiles next to rivers.[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ Crawford, Harriet (August 29, 2013). The Sumerian World. Routledge.
- 1 2 Dalley, Stephanie (1993). "Ancient Mesopotamian Gardens and the Identification of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Resolved". Garden History. 21 (1): 1–13. doi:10.2307/1587050. JSTOR 1587050.
- ↑ "Akkadian Dictionary". www.assyrianlanguages.org. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ↑ Keith, Kathryn Elizabeth. "Cities, neighborhoods, and houses: Urban spatial organization in Old Babylonian Mesopotamia". ProQuest. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- ↑ Hill, Donald (November 19, 2013). A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times. Routledge.
- ↑ "Mesopotamian History and Environment: Changing Watercourses in Babylonia" (PDF). University of Chicago. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
- ↑ "MASSIVE NETWORK OF ANCIENT CANALS MAPPED IN MESOPOTAMIA". Archaeology Magazine. 5 March 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ Carvajal, Guillermo (4 March 2025). "Archaeologists Discover a Network of More Than 4,000 Canals and 700 Farms in Eridu, the First City in History According to Mesopotamian Sources". La Brujula Verde. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Babylon Pack". Civilization VI. 2K. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Aspyr Media". Aspyr Media. Retrieved 2026-06-07.
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