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The Home of the Fish
The Home of the Fish is a Sumerian poetic monologue, most likely from the Ur III Period (2047-1750 BCE), in which the speaker tries to coax various fish into a newly built home. The meaning of the poem depends on whether the...
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Map of the Third Dynasty of Ur - Sumerian Temples, Tablets, and the Birth of Legal Tradition in Ancient Mesopotamia
This map illustrates the rise of the Sumerian city-state of Ur following the collapse of the Akkadian Empire (reign: circa 2334 - 2154 BCE). In the...
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Great Ziggurat of Ur
The ruins of the Great Ziggurat of Ur, built by the Sumerian king Ur-Nammu and his son Shulgi of Ur, c. 21st century BCE.
Photo taken in 2005 CE near Ali Air Base in Iraq.
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Mud-brick of Amar-sin
The cuneiform inscriptions stamped on this mud-brick mention the name of Amar-sin, king of Ur. Amar-sin was the 3rd king of Ur III Dynasty, and son of Shulgi. From Mesopotamia, modern-day Iraq. Neo-Sumerian period, Ur III...
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A One-mina Weight from Southern Mesopotamia
This is a diorite mina weight in the shape of a sugar loaf. The inscriptions state that this was a copy of a weight made for Nebuchadnezzar, following the standard of Shulgi, "The Old Sumerian King" (reigned...
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Third Dynasty of Ur (Ur III)
Following the collapse of the Agade empire, the centre of power in southern Mesopotamia shifted to the cities of Uruk and Ur. The governor of Ur, Ur-Nammu, established a dynasty which came to dominate the other cities...
