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.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eanna temple complex in Uruk | 2 |
| Ancient City of Uruk | 1 |
| E-galmah in Uruk | 1 |
| Eanna temple complex at Uruk | 1 |
| Eanna temple in Uruk | 1 |
| Eanna/Anu precinct high terrace at Uruk | 1 |
| Uruk archaeological site canonical | 1 |
| Warka (Uruk) ruins | 1 |
| White Temple at Uruk | 1 |
| city of Uruk | 1 |
Statements (58)
| 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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Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Eanna temple complex in Uruk
this entity surface form:
city of Uruk
this entity surface form:
Ancient City of Uruk
this entity surface form:
Warka (Uruk) ruins
this entity surface form:
Eanna temple in Uruk
this entity surface form:
White Temple at Uruk
this entity surface form:
Eanna/Anu precinct high terrace at Uruk
this entity surface form:
Eanna temple complex at Uruk
this entity surface form:
Eanna temple complex in Uruk