Ur(i)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Creators: A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke
Contributors:
Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, R. Talbert, P. Flensted Jensen, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, Eric Kansa
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Jan 27, 2018 10:40 AM
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History
A major Sumerian city-state founded during the Ubaid period, ca. 3800 BC. 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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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912985
30.961581, 46.104748
- DARMC location 31518 (750 BC - 330 BC)
- Tall Muqayir (2000 BC - 650 BC)
- Tall al-Muqayyar (Modern Standard Arabic, 2950 BC - 540 BC)
- 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)
- None
- Less than certain: Gurasimmu near Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eganunmah at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
- Eešbanda at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekišnugal at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
- Eadgigi at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Elugalgalgasisa at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
- Egipar at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
- Eušumgalana at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Enun at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekišibgalekura at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- E(...)gakuga at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Enunmah at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
- É.AŠ.AN.AMAR at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eanšar at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eankikuga at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ešaduga at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
urban area, settlement
- See Further:
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- BAtlas 93 C3 Ur(i)
- Iraq Significnt Sites 095. Tell Maqayyar (ancient: Ur)
- UNESCO World Heritage List, The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
- Wikidata Q5699
- Wikipedia (English) Ur
- Wikipedia (French) Ur (Mésopotamie)
- Wikipedia (German) Ur (Stadt)
- Woolley 1962
- Woolley, C. L. 1930. Ur of the Chaldees; a record of seven years of excavation. New York: Scribner.
- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 93 C3 Ur(i)
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tell Muqayyar IRQ
A. Hausleiter, M. Roaf, St J. Simpson, R. Wenke, Sean Gillies, Jeffrey Becker, W. Röllig, Tom Elliott, H. Kopp, DARMC, R. Talbert, P. Flensted Jensen, B. Siewert-Mayer, Francis Deblauwe, and Eric Kansa, 'Ur(i): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2018 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912985> [accessed: 20 April 2018]
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