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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History
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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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912985
30.961581, 46.104748
- Representative Locations:
- DARMC location 31518 (750 BC - 330 BC)
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- 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)
- Ur(i) part of (regional) Sumer (6500 BC - 330 BC)
- Less than certain: Gurasimmu located near Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Diqdiqah located near Ur(i) (2335 BC - 1600 BC)
- Eešbanda located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekišnugal located at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
- Eadgigi located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eganunmah located at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
- Elugalgalgasisa located at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
- Egipar located at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
- Eušumgalana located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Enun located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ekišibgalekura located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- E(...)gakuga located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Enunmah located at Ur(i) (2335 BC - 540 BC)
- É.AŠ.AN.AMAR located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eanšar located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Eankikuga located at Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
- Ešaduga located 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)
- WHL 1481: The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities
- Wikipedia (English) Ur
- Wikipedia (French) Ur (Mésopotamie)
- Wikipedia (German) Ur (Stadt)
- Woolley 1930
- Woolley 1962
- 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, 2020 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912985> [accessed: 27 June 2022]
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