Uruk
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Uruk was one of the earliest major cities in ancient Sumer and Mesopotamia, renowned as a political, religious, and cultural center often associated with the legendary king Gilgamesh.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian city
ⓘ
ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Epic of Gilgamesh
ⓘ
Gilgamesh ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| developed |
administrative record-keeping
ⓘ
early cuneiform writing ⓘ |
| era | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | German archaeological missions ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
4th millennium BCE
ⓘ
late 4th millennium BCE ⓘ |
| governedBy | kings of Uruk ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteName | Warka ⓘ |
| hasCityWall | massive fortification walls ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
residential quarters ⓘ temple complexes ⓘ ziggurats ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryKing |
Enmerkar
ⓘ
Gilgamesh ⓘ Enmerkar ⓘ
surface form:
Lugalbanda
|
| hasRole |
cultural center
ⓘ
political center ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| hasTemple |
Anu ziggurat
ⓘ
Eanna temple complex ⓘ |
| influenced | later Mesopotamian cities ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the earliest major cities in history
ⓘ
cultural influence ⓘ early writing ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ political importance ⓘ religious significance ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Sumerian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sumer
ⓘ
surface form:
ancient Sumer
Iraqi alluvial plain ⓘ
surface form:
southern Mesopotamia
|
| locatedInPresentDay | Iraq ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Euphrates
ⓘ
surface form:
Euphrates River
|
| majorDeity |
Anu
ⓘ
Inanna ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Epic of Gilgamesh
ⓘ
Sumerian King List ⓘ
surface form:
Sumerian king lists
|
| modernName | Warka ⓘ |
| partOf | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ubaid period settlements ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Dynastic period
ⓘ
surface form:
Uruk period
|
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
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