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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:ancient_city
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gptkbp:abandoned
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circa 700 CE
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gptkbp:alternativeName
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gptkb:Warka
gptkb:Erech
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gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds
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gptkb:ceramics
temple ruins
clay tablets
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gptkbp:archaeologicalSite
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gptkb:Warka
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Gilgamesh
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gptkbp:cityWallBuiltBy
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gptkb:Gilgamesh_(legend)
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gptkbp:cityWallLength
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9 km
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gptkbp:declinedAfter
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rise of Babylon
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gptkbp:distanceFromBaghdad
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~250 km south
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gptkbp:excavatedBy
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gptkb:German_Archaeological_Institute
1912
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gptkbp:flourishedDuring
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4th millennium BCE
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gptkbp:governedBy
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kings
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Uruk
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gptkbp:influenced
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urban development in Mesopotamia
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gptkbp:knownFor
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gptkb:Ziggurat_of_Uruk
gptkb:the_Epic_of_Gilgamesh
massive city walls
early urbanization
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gptkbp:language
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Sumerian
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gptkbp:literaryPeriod
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gptkb:Jemdet_Nasr_period
gptkb:Uruk_period
gptkb:Early_Dynastic_period
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkb:Sumer
modern-day Iraq
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gptkbp:mainDeity
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gptkb:Anu
gptkb:Inanna
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gptkbp:mentionedIn
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gptkb:Sumerian_King_List
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gptkbp:notableBuilding
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gptkb:Anu_Ziggurat
gptkb:Eanna_district
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gptkbp:period
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gptkb:Uruk_period
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gptkbp:populationPeak
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50,000-80,000
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gptkbp:region
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southern Iraq
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gptkbp:significance
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one of the first major cities in history
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gptkbp:tradedOn
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long-distance trade
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gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria
|
(iii), (iv)
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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2016
yes
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gptkbp:website
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gptkb:Warka
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gptkbp:writingOrigin
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earliest known writing system
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gptkbp:writingSystem
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cuneiform
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ancient_Mesopotamia
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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