Ur
Ur (Sumerian: Urim;[1] Sumerian Cuneiform: 𒋀𒀕𒆠URIM2KI or 𒋀𒀊𒆠URIM5KI;[2] Akkadian: Uru;[3] Arabic: أور‎) wis an important Sumerian ceety-state in auncient Mesopotamie, locatit at the steid of modren Tell el-Muqayyar (Arabic: تل المقير‎) in sooth Iraq's Dhi Qar Govrenorate.[4]
| Arabic: أور‎ | |
 The ruins o Ur, wi the Ziggurat o Ur veesible in the backgrund | |
  Shawn within Iraq | |
| Location | Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Province, Iraq |
|---|---|
| Region | Mesopotamie |
| Coordinates | 30°57′45″N 46°06′11″E / 30.96250°N 46.10306°ECoordinates: 30°57′45″N 46°06′11″E / 30.96250°N 46.10306°E |
| Teep | Settlement |
| History | |
| Foondit | c. 3800 BC |
| Abandoned | efter 500 BC |
| Periods | Ubaid period tae Airn Age |
| Culturs | Sumerian |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1853-1854, 1922-1934 |
| Airchaeologists | John Taylor, Charles Woolley |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ S. N. Kramer (1963). The Sumerians, Their History, Culture, and Character. University of Chicago Press, pages 28 and 298.
- ↑ Literal transliteration: Urim2 = ŠEŠ. ABgunu = ŠEŠ.UNUG (𒋀𒀕) and Urim5 = ŠEŠ.AB (𒋀𒀊), where ŠEŠ=URI3 (The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature.)
- ↑ The Cambridge Ancient History: Prolegomena & Prehistory. Vol. 1, Part 1. p. 149. Accessed 15 Dec 2010.
- ↑ Tell el-Muqayyar in Arabic Tell means "moond" or "hill" and Muqayyar means "biggit o bitumen." Muqayyar is variously transcribit as Mugheir, Mughair, Moghair, etc.