Puabi
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Puabi was a prominent Sumerian queen or high priestess from the Early Dynastic period, best known for her richly furnished tomb discovered at the ancient city of Ur.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian person
ⓘ
high priestess ⓘ historical figure ⓘ queen ⓘ |
| archaeologicalContext | Royal Tombs of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Royal Cemetery of Ur death pits
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
human sacrifices in royal burials at Ur ⓘ |
| burialDesignation | tomb PG 800 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialSite | Royal Cemetery of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Leonard Woolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Royal Cemetery excavations at Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryDate | 1920s ⓘ |
| floruit | circa 2600 BCE ⓘ |
| graveGoodsInclude |
beaded cape
ⓘ
cylinder seals ⓘ gold headdress ⓘ gold, silver, and lapis lazuli vessels ⓘ lyres and musical instruments ⓘ |
| hasEvidence |
inscribed cylinder seals from her tomb
ⓘ
inscription identifying her by name and title ⓘ |
| hasNameVariant |
Pu-abi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shub-Ad NERFINISHED ⓘ Shubad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gold and lapis lazuli jewelry
ⓘ
lavish grave goods ⓘ one of the best-preserved elite burials from ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ richly furnished tomb at Ur ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Akkadian ⓘ |
| nameVariantStatus | Shubad is an obsolete reading of her name NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
high priestess at Ur
ⓘ
queen of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Sumerian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for role of royal women in Early Dynastic Ur
ⓘ
key source for understanding Early Dynastic elite burial practices ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
elite
ⓘ
royalty ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Dynastic IIIA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Early Dynastic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
eresh
ⓘ
nin ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Sumerian ⓘ |
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