Third Dynasty of Ur period

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Mesopotamian period Sumerian period historical period

The Third Dynasty of Ur period was a late third-millennium BCE Mesopotamian era marked by a powerful Sumerian state centered in the city of Ur, known for its centralized bureaucracy, extensive cuneiform record-keeping, and significant cultural and legal developments.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Third Dynasty of Ur	11
Neo-Sumerian period	2

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mesopotamian period ⓘ Sumerian period ⓘ historical period ⓘ
administrativePractice	centralized tax collection ⓘ standardized ration lists ⓘ use of year names for dating documents ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Third Dynasty of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur III period NERFINISHED ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence	administrative tablets from Ur ⓘ ziggurat of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital	Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologicalPosition	late third millennium BCE ⓘ
culturalContribution	development of Sumerian literature ⓘ royal hymns and praise poetry ⓘ temple hymn collections ⓘ
declineCause	Amorite incursions NERFINISHED ⓘ Elamite invasion of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ
duration	approximately one century ⓘ
economicSystem	redistributive economy ⓘ
endTime	circa 2004 BCE ⓘ
followedBy	Isin-Larsa period NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Babylonian period NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows	Akkadian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Gutian period NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedBy	Ur-Nammu NERFINISHED ⓘ
governmentType	bureaucratic state ⓘ centralized monarchy ⓘ
knownFor	centralized bureaucracy ⓘ extensive cuneiform record-keeping ⓘ large-scale irrigation projects ⓘ legal reforms ⓘ monumental architecture ⓘ royal law codes ⓘ standardized administrative tablets ⓘ state-controlled economy ⓘ ziggurats ⓘ
languageUsed	Akkadian NERFINISHED ⓘ Sumerian ⓘ
locatedIn	Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ
majorDeity	Enlil NERFINISHED ⓘ Inanna NERFINISHED ⓘ Nanna NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableLawCode	Code of Ur-Nammu NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	history of ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ
precededBy	Akkadian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Gutian rule in Mesopotamia ⓘ
religion	Sumerian polytheism ⓘ
ruler	Amar-Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ibbi-Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ Shu-Sin NERFINISHED ⓘ Shulgi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur-Nammu NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	circa 2112 BCE ⓘ
territoryIncludes	Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ Nippur NERFINISHED ⓘ Umma NERFINISHED ⓘ Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ Uruk NERFINISHED ⓘ
writingSystem	cuneiform ⓘ

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

Ur III period → alsoKnownAs → Third Dynasty of Ur period ⓘ

this entity surface form: Neo-Sumerian period

Umma → laterControlledBy → Third Dynasty of Ur period ⓘ