A Palace and Temple 4000 Years ago and the ruins today . Part of the actual ruins of the Temple of Gimilsin at Eshnunna (now Tell Asmar ) , the first Palace of the period ( about 2200 BC ) ever excavated : Seen here traces of ancient ritual found for the first time , pottery drains for libations , or the blood and water of sacrifices , in the ruins of the state temple at Eshnunna , found beneath the mud floor . 1 October 1932