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Ur
Overview
Ur was one of the most important Sumerian city-states, located in southern Mesopotamia. It is notable for the Royal Tombs, the Great Ziggurat, and its association with the biblical Abraham.
Key Facts
- Location: Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Province, Iraq @t[?]
- Period: ~3800 BCE – ~500 BCE @t[3800 BCE..500 BCE]
- Excavated by: Leonard Woolley (1922–1934)
Major Discoveries
- Royal Tombs of Ur (~2600–2400 BCE): Elaborate burials with gold, lapis lazuli, and human sacrifices @t[2600 BCE..2400 BCE] 1
- Standard of Ur: Mosaic box depicting war and peace scenes
- Great Ziggurat of Ur: Built by Ur-Nammu (~2100 BCE), partially restored @t[~2100 BCE]
- Ram in a Thicket: Gold and lapis lazuli figurine (now in British Museum and Penn Museum)
Historical Significance
- Third Dynasty of Ur (~2112–2004 BCE): Last Sumerian dynasty, produced the Code of Ur-Nammu @t[2112 BCE..2004 BCE]
- Major trading port connected to the Persian Gulf
- Traditionally identified as "Ur of the Chaldees" (Genesis 11:31) @t[~2026-02-23] 2 @t[~2026-02-23]
@q[temporal]Line 10: "Location: Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Province, Iraq" - when was this true?
Historical event. Attested by Woolley (1934) 1 ; Woolley (1954) 2 .
@q[temporal]Line 11: "Period: ~3800 BCE – ~500 BCE" - when was this true?
3800 BCE event. Attested by Woolley (1934) 1 ; Woolley (1954) 2 . BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
@q[temporal]Line 12: "Excavated by: Leonard Woolley (1922–1934)" - when was this true?
Historical event. Attested by Woolley (1934) 1 ; Woolley (1954) 2 .
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2400 BCE event. Attested by Woolley (1934) 1 ; Woolley (1954) 2 . BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
@q[temporal]Line 16: "Standard of Ur: Mosaic box depicting war and peace scenes" - when was this true?
Historical event. Attested by Woolley (1934) 1 ; Woolley (1954) 2 .
@q[temporal]Line 17: "Great Ziggurat of Ur: Built by Ur-Nammu (~2100 BCE), partially restored" - when was this true?
2100 BCE event. Attested by Woolley (1934) 1 ; Woolley (1954) 2 . BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
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Historical event. Attested by Woolley (1934) 1 ; Woolley (1954) 2 .
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2004 BCE event. Attested by Woolley (1934) 1 ; Woolley (1954) 2 . BCE temporal tags not yet supported by factbase.
@q[temporal]Line 22: "Major trading port connected to the Persian Gulf" - when was this true?
Historical event. Attested by Woolley (1934) 1 ; Woolley (1954) 2 .
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Historical event. Attested by Woolley (1934) 1 ; Woolley (1954) 2 .
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Connected via waterways and trade routes. Ur was accessible to Persian Gulf maritime commerce.
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Scholarship remains current. Woolley (1934) findings are still accepted by modern archaeologists.
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