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Ur(i)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke

Contributors: Sean Gillies, Carolin Johansson, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, P. Flensted Jensen, B. Siewert-Mayer, Rune Rattenborg, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa

Last modified Jan 15, 2024 02:17 PM — History

tags: dare:major=1, dare:feature=major settlement, UWHS, extant remains, dare:ancient=1

A major Sumerian city-state founded during the Ubaid period, ca. 3800 B.C. In archaeological terms, Ur is particularly well known for the lavish tombs of its Royal Cemetery, its massive Ziggurat. The site served as the capital of the Ur III dynasty.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912985

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
30.9613179466, 46.1054198117

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- CIGS location Tall al-Muqayyar (unspecified date range) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- OSM location of مدينة اور الاثرية (The ancient city of Ur) (4000 BC - 1 BC) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
- DARMC location 31518 (750 BC - 330 BC) accuracy: +/- 10 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Ur (750 BC - 330 BC)
- Ur (German, 6200 BC - AD 640)
- Ur (Georgian, 6200 BC - AD 640)
- Uri (750 BC - 330 BC)
- Uri (1600 BC - 1000 BC)
- Uri(m) (Akkadian, 2950 BC - 1600 BC)
- Ūr (Modern Standard Arabic, AD 1918 - AD 2000)
Associated Modern Names:
- Tall Muqayir (From GANE None, modern)
- تل مقير (Tall al-Muqayyar: Modern Standard Arabic)

Ur(i) makes connections with:

Ur(i) part of (regional) Sumer (6500 BC - 330 BC)

Ur(i) receives connections from:

Diqdiqah located near Ur(i) (2335 BC - 1600 BC)
E(...)gakuga located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Eadgigi located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Eankikuga located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Eanšar located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Eešbanda located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Eganunmah located at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
Egipar located at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
Ekišibgalekura located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Ekišnugal located at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
Elugalgalgasisa located at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
Enun located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Enunmah located at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
Eušumgalana located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Ešaduga located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Less than certain: Gurasimmu located near Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
É.AŠ.AN.AMAR located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)

Place type:
urban area, findspot, place of finding, settlement, archaeological site

References:

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Related:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 93 C3 Ur(i)

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tell Muqayyar IRQ

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Suggested citation:
A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke, Sean Gillies, Carolin Johansson, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, R. Talbert, Jeffrey Becker, P. Flensted Jensen, B. Siewert-Mayer, Rune Rattenborg, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Ur(i): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912985> [accessed: 03 December 2024]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912985 |title=Places: 912985 (Ur(i)) |author=Hausleiter, A., M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke |accessdate=December 3, 2024 1:08 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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