Nippur was excavated for 19 seasons between 1948 and 1990 by a team from the Oriental Institute of Chicago, joined at times by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology and the American Schools of Oriental Research.
Nippur blev udgravet i 19 sæsoner mellem 1948 og 1990 af et hold fra Oriental Institute of Chicago, nogle gange sammen med University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropologi og American Schools of Oriental Research.