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2600BCc. 2600–2050 BC · Ur

Royal Cemetery and Ziggurat of Ur

The restored ziggurat of Ur rising from the Iraqi plain
Photo: Alli Khalil. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Leonard Woolley's excavations at Ur in the 1920s and 30s uncovered the Royal Cemetery, where rulers such as Queen Puabi were buried with gold, lyres and dozens of attendants. King Ur-Nammu built the city's great ziggurat around 2100 BC, and its restored lower stages still stand. Biblical tradition links Ur with Abraham.

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Sites

  1. Site 1: Ziggurat of UrRestored brick terraces and stairways of Ur-Nammu's temple tower.Map ↗
  2. Site 2: Royal Cemetery and residential quarterExcavated tomb pits and a rebuilt house of the early 2nd millennium BC.Map ↗

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