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Ur was a major Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq. Although Ur was a coastal city near the mouth of the Euphrates o
The name ๐๐๐ URIM5KI for "Country of Ur" on a seal of King Ur-Nammu
Lizard-headed nude woman nursing a child, from Ur, Ubaid period, c. 4500โ4000 BC; Iraq Museum
Enthroned King Ur-Nammu (c. 2047โ2030 BC)
Gold helmet of King of Ur I Meskalamdug, c. 2600โ2500 BC
Uruk
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Uruk, the archeological site known today as Warka, was an ancient city in the Near East or West Asia, located east of the current bed of the Euphrates River, on an ancient, now-dried channel of the ri
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โฆin her own right as queen regnant # Depiction Ruler Succession Titles Approx. dates Notes First dynasty of Ur / Ur I dynasty (c. 2500-2340 BC) "Then Uruk was defeated and the kingship was taken to Ur." โ SKL 1 Mesannepada ๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐
๐๐ Son of Meskalamdug King of Sumer King of Kish King of Ur c. 2550 - c. 2525โฆ
Devotional scene to Inanna, Warka Vase, c. 3200โ3000 BC, Uruk. This is one of the earliest surviving works of narrative relief sculpture.
Clay impression of a cylinder seal with monstrous lions and lion-headed eagles, Mesopotamia, Uruk Period (4100โ3000 BC). Louvre Museum.
Foundation peg of Lugal-kisalsi, king of Uruk, Ur and Kish, circa 2380 BC. The inscription reads "For (the goddess) Namma, wife of (the god) An, Lugalkisalsi, King of Uruk, King of Ur, erected this temple of Namma". Pergamon Museum VA 4855.
Dedication tablet of Sรฎn-gฤmil, ruler of Uruk, 18th century BC