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title: Rein Ring from Puabi's Grave, Ur
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8114/rein-ring-from-puabis-grave-ur/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Rein Ring from Puabi's Grave, Ur

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Rein Ring from Puabi's Grave, Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8114.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8114.jpg)

## Image Caption

The double ring is made of [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/). This is surmounted by an electrum (an alloy of [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) and silver) piece in the shape of a donkey or an onager. This reign ring was found fixed on the pole of a sledge, pulled by oxen, placed in Puabi's [grave](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) - a Semitic [Akkadian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/akkadian/) woman from [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/), c. 2600 BCE, possibly a queen or priestess. It prevented the reins from becoming tangled. "The Standard of Ur" has depictions of this kind of rein rings. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) Period. From the Royal Cemetery at Ur, Southern [Mesopotamia](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mesopotamia/), modern-day Iraq. Part of objects allotted to the British Museum from Ur excavation season 1927-1928 CE. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, February 23). Rein Ring from Puabi's Grave, Ur. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8114/rein-ring-from-puabis-grave-ur/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Rein Ring from Puabi's Grave, Ur." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 23, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8114/rein-ring-from-puabis-grave-ur/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Rein Ring from Puabi's Grave, Ur." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Feb 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8114/rein-ring-from-puabis-grave-ur/>.

## License & Copyright

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