Ur

located in:

• Sumer

  Sources: Sumer, A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC

location of:

• Royal Cemetery at Ur

  Sources: Sir Leonard Woolley, Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East

• Ziggurat of Ur

  Sources: A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC, Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East

conquered by:

• Elam

  Sources: A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC, Early Mesopotamia: Society and Economy at the Dawn of History

excavated by:

• Leonard Woolley

  Sources: Sir Leonard Woolley

patron:

• Nanna

  Sources: A History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC, Ancient Mesopotamia: Portrait of a Dead Civilization

Appears in7 items

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  Mesopotamia7 items
  • Early Dynastic periodc. 2,900 BCE O.S.
  • 
    Royal Tombs of Urc. 2,550 BCE O.S.
  • 
    Enheduanna, high priestess at Urc. 2,280 BCE O.S.
  • Third Dynasty of Ur (Ur III)2,112 BCE O.S.
  • 
    Ur-Nammu builds the Ziggurat of Urc. 2,100 BCE O.S.
  • Shulgi runs from Nippur to Ur2,088 BCE O.S.
  • Elamites sack Ur2,004 BCE O.S.

Sources

1. WebsiteUr
2. BookA History of the Ancient Near East, ca. 3000–323 BC