Ur

Also known as Tell al-Muqayyar

historisk stad i Irak, då Mesopotamien

AI overview

Ur was one of the most important cities in ancient Mesopotamia, located in what is now southern Iraq near the Euphrates River, and it served as a significant city-state beginning around the 26th century BC. The site, now called Tell el-Muqayyar, was originally situated on the coast of the Persian Gulf, though changes in the coastline have left it inland today.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

In the Vinony graph

Within Vinony's link graph, Ur is referenced by 658 other articles, and connects out to Third Dynasty of Ur, Akkadian Empire and Sumerian King List.

The entry is geolocated on the map, across 3 mapped points.

Vinony files it under Archaeological sites in Iraq, City-states and Former populated places in Iraq.

Its subject is documented across 82 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Ancient site.name: Ur
Ancient site.map_type: Iraq#Near East#West Asia
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.map_dot_label: Ur
Ancient site.location: Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq
Ancient site.region: Mesopotamia, Middle East
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.abandoned: After 500 BC
Ancient site.epochs: Ubaid period to Iron Age
Ancient site.cultures: Sumerian
Ancient site.excavations: 1853–1854, 1922–1934, 2015-present
Ancient site.archaeologists: John George Taylor, Charles Leonard Woolley, Elizabeth C Stone, Paul Zimansky, Adelheid Otto
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child: yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Official_name: Ur Archaeological City
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Part_of: Ahwar of Southern Iraq
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Type: Mixed
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Criteria: (iii)(v)(ix)(x)
UNESCO World Heritage Site.ID: 1481-006

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of: archaeological site
Part of: Ahwar of Southern Iraq
Has part: Ziggurat of Ur
Country: Iraq
Located in: Dhi Qar Governorate
Area: 317
Image: Ur-Nassiriyah.jpg
Said to be same as: Ur Kaśdim

Show 11 more facts

Commons category: Ur
topic's main category: Category:Ur
inception: 3800-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 0500-00-00
described by source: Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus
time period: ancient Near East
culture: Kassite dynasty
different from: UR
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
present in work: Civilization V
domain of saint or deity: Sin

Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

Article · Svenska

Ur (arabiska: Tall al-Muqajjar) (sumeriska: Urim) (akkadiska: Uri) var en stad i södra Mesopotamien vid det som då var mynningen till floderna Eufrat och Tigris i dagens Irak. Den anses ha varit en av världens första städer. Vid Ur har man funnit bebyggelse som kan dateras från hela perioden 5000 f.Kr. - 300 f.Kr. Bland de arkeologiska fynden kan nämnas lertavlor med kilskrift, musikinstrument och rikt ornamenterade begravningsföremål. Stadens politiska storhetstid inföll under slutet av 2000-talet f.Kr. under den s.k. tredje dynastin av Ur. Vid denna tid byggdes det stora tempeltornet, ziqquraten, som idag är rekonstruerat. Ur var då huvudstaden i en centraliserad stat som omfattade hela Mesopotamien. I den sumeriska kungalistan omtalas två andra, och tidigare, mäktiga dynastier från Ur. Praktfullt utrustade gravar tillhörande kungligheter från mitten av 2000-talet f.Kr. har påträffats och grävts ut. I Bibeln anges Ur i Kaldeen som den stad patriarken Abraham kom ifrån.

Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA