Ancient City of Ur

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ancient_city
gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:abandoned circa 500 BCE
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Abraham
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Persian_Empire
gptkb:Babylonian_Empire
gptkb:Neo-Babylonian_Empire
gptkb:Sumerians
gptkb:Assyrian_Empire
gptkb:Akkadian_Empire
gptkbp:coordinates 30.9631°N 46.1039°E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:culture Akkadian
Babylonian
Sumerian
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1854
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Leonard_Woolley
1922
1934
gptkbp:foundedIn circa 3800 BCE
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ancient City of Ur
gptkbp:language Akkadian
Sumerian
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Iraq
gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkb:Dhi_Qar_Governorate
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Nanna_(Sin)
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Royal_Tombs_of_Ur
gptkb:Ziggurat_of_Ur
gptkb:E-nun-mah_temple
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Royal_Game_of_Ur
gptkb:Ram_in_a_Thicket
gptkb:Standard_of_Ur
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Archaeological_Cities_of_Sumer
gptkbp:period gptkb:Ur_III_period
gptkb:Early_Dynastic_Period
gptkb:Neo-Babylonian_period
gptkbp:populationEstimate 65,000 (at its peak)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Sumerian_religion
gptkbp:river gptkb:Euphrates
gptkbp:significance important Sumerian religious center
one of the earliest cities in the world
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Sumerian_Renaissance
gptkb:Third_Dynasty_of_Ur
gptkbp:status ruins
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria (iii) (v)
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite 2016
yes
1130
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Euphrates_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5