Tell al-Muqayir
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Tell al-Muqayir is an archaeological mound in southern Iraq identified with the ancient Sumerian city of Ur, one of the earliest major urban centers in Mesopotamian history.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city site
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archaeological site ⓘ tell ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Sumerian civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
Early Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ur III period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Iraq ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Leonard Woolley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedFor |
British Museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Pennsylvania Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Al-Muqayyar
NERFINISHED
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Tall al-Muqayyar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tell al-Muqayyar NERFINISHED ⓘ Tell el-Muqayyar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
architectural remains
ⓘ
cuneiform tablets ⓘ luxury grave goods ⓘ royal graves ⓘ |
| hasRole | early major urban center in Mesopotamian history ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
burial areas
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residential quarters ⓘ temple precincts ⓘ ziggurat ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Mesopotamian archaeological heritage site ⓘ |
| identifiedWith |
Ur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Sumerian city of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ziggurat of Ur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royal tombs of Ur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dhi Qar Governorate
NERFINISHED
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Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Euphrates River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Sumer ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the earliest major urban centers in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | center of the cult of the moon god Nanna ⓘ |
| significance |
evidence for complex state organization
ⓘ
evidence for early urbanism ⓘ evidence for early writing ⓘ |
| timeOfMajorOccupation |
3rd millennium BCE
ⓘ
early 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
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