Lagash Ur-gar or Ur-nig (Sumerian: ๐จ๐ป) was the last ensi of Lagash circa 2100 BCE (middle chronology), roughly contemporaneous with the last king of...
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Ur was an important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar (Arabic: ุชููู ูฑููู
ููููููุฑ, lit.โ'mound of...
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Ur-Nammu (or Ur-Namma, Ur-Engur, Ur-Gur, Sumerian: ๐จ๐ญ๐, ruled c. 2112 BC โ 2094 BC middle chronology) founded the Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur, in...
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of Ur, also called the Neo-Sumerian Empire, refers to a 22nd to 21st century BC (middle chronology) Sumerian ruling dynasty based in the city of Ur and...
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first dynasty of Ur (abbreviated Ur I) was a dynasty of rulers from the city of Ur in ancient Sumer who reignedย c. 2600ย โย c. 2340 BC. Ur I is part of the...
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History of Sumer (section First Dynasty of Ur)
earliest known civilization and ended with the downfall of the Third Dynasty of Ur around 2004 BCE. It was followed by a transitional period of Amorite states...
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though he became a major figure in Sumerian legend during the Third Dynasty of Ur (c.โ2112ย โ c.โ2004 BC). Tales of Gilgamesh's legendary exploits are narrated...
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Asia portal Ur-Nungal of Uruk was the sixth Sumerian ruler in the First Dynasty of Uruk (c.โ26th century BC), according to the Sumerian King List, which...
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Sumer (section Ur III period)
Lyres of Ur. Sumerian culture was male-dominated and stratified. The Code of Ur-Nammu, the oldest such codification yet discovered, dating to the Ur III,...
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