Uruk archaeological site

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The Uruk archaeological site is the remains of one of the world’s earliest major cities in southern Mesopotamia, renowned for its monumental architecture, early writing, and central role in the rise of Sumerian civilization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sumerian city
World Heritage Site
ancient city
archaeological site
alternateName Erech
Uruk
Warka
area approximately 5.5 square kilometers
associatedWith Epic of Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
associatedWithDeity Anu
Inanna
country Iraq
endDate 1st millennium BCE
excavatedBy German Archaeological Institute
excavationStartDate 1912
floruit late 4th millennium BCE
hasCulture Sumer
surface form: Sumerian civilization

Uruk period
surface form: Uruk culture
hasDiscovery administrative archives
clay tablets
cylinder seals
earliest proto-cuneiform tablets
monumental mudbrick architecture
hasFeature massive city walls attributed to Gilgamesh in tradition
hasPart Anu district
Eanna district
White Temple remains
administrative buildings
city wall remains
residential quarters
temple complexes
Anu ziggurat
surface form: ziggurat of Anu
hasPeriod Early Dynastic period
Jemdet Nasr period
Ubaid period
Uruk period
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
knownFor city planning
earliest cuneiform tablets
early writing
mass-produced bevel-rim bowls
monumental architecture
role in state formation
role in urbanization
ziggurats
locatedIn Muthanna Governorate
surface form: Al-Muthanna Governorate

Iraq
southern Mesopotamia
locatedNear Euphrates
surface form: Euphrates River
partOf Mesopotamia
surface form: ancient Mesopotamia
significance key center in the rise of Sumerian civilization
one of the world’s earliest major cities
startDate 4th millennium BCE
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii)
(iv)
(vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2016

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Subject: Uruk archaeological site
Description of subject: The Uruk archaeological site is the remains of one of the world’s earliest major cities in southern Mesopotamia, renowned for its monumental architecture, early writing, and central role in the rise of Sumerian civilization.

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sumer archaeologicalSiteIncludes Uruk archaeological site
Anu associatedPlace Uruk archaeological site
this entity surface form: Eanna temple complex in Uruk
Eanna temple complex partOf Uruk archaeological site
this entity surface form: city of Uruk
Eanna temple complex UNESCOTentativeListStatus Uruk archaeological site
this entity surface form: Ancient City of Uruk
Eanna temple complex partOfArchaeologicalZone Uruk archaeological site
this entity surface form: Warka (Uruk) ruins
Sumerian religion worshipPlace Uruk archaeological site
this entity surface form: Eanna temple in Uruk
Ninsun hasTemple Uruk archaeological site
this entity surface form: E-galmah in Uruk
Anu ziggurat associatedWith Uruk archaeological site
this entity surface form: White Temple at Uruk
Anu ziggurat locatedOn Uruk archaeological site
this entity surface form: Eanna/Anu precinct high terrace at Uruk
Anu ziggurat locatedNear Uruk archaeological site
this entity surface form: Eanna temple complex at Uruk
worship of Ishtar centeredOnTemple Uruk archaeological site
this entity surface form: Eanna temple complex in Uruk