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title: The Royal Game of Ur
author: Jan van der Crabben (Photographer)
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/95/the-royal-game-of-ur/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Royal Game of Ur
_Authored by Jan van der Crabben (Photographer)_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/95.jpg)
## Image Caption
The Royal Game of [Ur](https://www.worldhistory.org/ur/), as exhibited in the British Museum, London. [Early Dynastic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Early_Dynastic/) III, about 2600 BC. Game boards of this type were found in at least six royal graves at Ur. They are made of wood, inlaid with carnelian, shell, and lapis lazuli (which was the most precious mineral at the time). This game was played all across the Ancient [Near East](https://www.worldhistory.org/Near_East/) for about 3000 years.
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## Cite This Work
### APA
(Photographer), J. v. d. C. (2012, April 26). The Royal Game of Ur. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
(Photographer), Jan van der Crabben. "The Royal Game of Ur." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. .
### MLA
(Photographer), Jan van der Crabben. "The Royal Game of Ur." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, .
## License & Copyright
Original image by **Jan van der Crabben (Photographer)**. Submitted by [Jan van der Crabben](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jvdc/ "User Page: Jan van der Crabben"), published on 26 April 2012. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.