abstract:Marad (Sumerian: Marda, modern Tell Wannat es-Sadum or Tell as-Sadoum, Iraq) Sumerian City-States was an ancient Sumerian city. Marad was situated on the west bank of the then western branch of the Upper Euphrates River west of Nippur in modern day Iraq and roughly 50 km southeast of Kish, on the Arahtu River.
They launched the court action in Washington DC to prevent the US Maritime Administration (MARAD) from allowing the first two ships to leave their shores.