Uat-Ur was the ancient Egyptian name for the Mediterranean Sea (also known as Wadj-Wer) and is translated as 'the Great Green'. Uat-Ur was understood as a living entity imbued with the spirit of the divine which, like all other aspects of the natural world, was a gift from the gods.
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c. 6000 BCE - c. 3150 BCEUat-Ur mentioned in latter Predynastic Period in Egypt as name for Mediterranean Sea.
