Ur (traditional birthplace)
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Ur (traditional birthplace) is the ancient Mesopotamian city traditionally regarded as the birthplace of the Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) and known for its significant role in early urban civilization.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ur (traditional birthplace) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian city-state
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ancient city ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| biblicalName | Ur of the Chaldees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Leonard Woolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEndDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1922 ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
Early Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ur III period ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
Royal Game of Ur
NERFINISHED
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Standard of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ gold jewelry from royal tombs ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery | royal tombs of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
important Mesopotamian trade center
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major Sumerian urban center ⓘ religious center ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Great Ziggurat of Ur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city walls ⓘ royal cemetery ⓘ temple complex of Nanna ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Sumerian cuneiform tablets
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Ziggurat of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ being traditional birthplace of Abraham ⓘ early urban civilization ⓘ royal tombs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Iraq ⓘ southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Dhi Qar Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Euphrates River
NERFINISHED
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Nasiriyah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorDeity |
Nanna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
|
| partOf |
Sumer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfUNESCOSite | The Ahwar of Southern Iraq: Refuge of Biodiversity and the Relict Landscape of the Mesopotamian Cities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sumerian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfAbandonment | around 4th century BCE ⓘ |
| traditionalAssociation | homeland of Abraham ⓘ |
| traditionalBirthplaceOf |
Abraham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prophet Ibrahim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf | Third Dynasty of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.