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Ur(i)

a Pleiades place resource

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

Last modified Apr 19, 2019 11:09 AM — 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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Base map by Ryan M. Horne for Pleiades and the Ancient World Mapping Center (ancient terrain after the Barrington Atlas). Map interaction design and implementation by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, and Tom Elliott for Pleiades.

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

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
30.961581, 46.104748

Locations:

DARMC location 31518 (750 BC - 330 BC)

Names:

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) makes connections with:

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

Ur(i) receives connections from:

Less than certain: Gurasimmu near Ur(i) (720 BC - 540 BC)
Diqdiqah near Ur(i) (2335 BC - 1600 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)
Eganunmah at Ur(i) (2335 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)

Place type:
urban area, settlement

References:

See Further:

Related:

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

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Tell Muqayyar IRQ

Alternate representations:
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Suggested citation:
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, 2019 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/912985> [accessed: 24 May 2020]

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=May 24, 2020 11:16 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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