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Ur

Tell el-Muqayyar
Iraq3800 BCE539 BCESumerian — Neo-Babylonian30.96, 46.11
About the site

Ancient Sumerian city-state and birthplace of Abraham. The Great Ziggurat is a defining structure of Mesopotamian religion and culture.

Principal findings
  • iZiggurat of Ur
  • iiRoyal Tombs with gold artifacts
  • iiiCuneiform tablets
  • ivTemple remains

Excavators — Leonard Woolley