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The area was known as Mesopotamia and the city was called Ur. Because of the geographic location the city had fertile soil and was the perfect place to irrigate the land and raise productive crops, as well as domesticate sheep, goats and other animals.
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www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/ur.h...
www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/middle_east/ur.html
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City of Ur - Learn facts about this biblical city and its biblical significance. Why was it an important find in archaeology? ... The city of Ur; Why was the discovery of the city of Ur such an important find?
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www.allaboutarchaeology.org/city-of-ur-faq.htm
www.allaboutarchaeology.org/city-of-ur-faq.htm
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Ur-Nammu (reigned 2113-2095 BC), the first king of the 3rd Dynasty of Ur, who revived the empire of Sumer and Akkad, won control of the outlet to the sea about 2100 BC and made Ur the wealthiest city in Mesopotamia.
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history-world.org/ur.htm
history-world.org/ur.htm
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Excavations have proved that Ur was leading among the old Sumeria cities of Mesopotamia. Its earliest dwellings go back some six-thousand years, and after it had enjoyed prominence in the dawn of dynasties, 4800 - 4300 years ago, it assumed a leading position during the Third Dynasty ... City of Ur-Third Dynasty, 2006 B.C.
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members.tripod.com/iraki/urtxt.htm
members.tripod.com/iraki/urtxt.htm
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Sumerian City - U ... Ur had three levels. The richer, like governemnt officials priests and soldiers, were at the top. The second level was for merchants, teachers, laborers, farmers and craftmakers. The bottom were for slaves captured in battle.
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ablemedia.com/ctcweb/consortium/vammesopotamia8.html
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After a period of decline Ur flourished again in the time of the Third Dynasty of Ur in the 21st century BC which saw the final flowering of Sumerian achievement. The founder of this dynasty Ur-Nammu built a great Ziggurat to the city's patron deity Nanna the Moon God.
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ancientneareast.tripod.com/Ur_Muqayyar.html
ancientneareast.tripod.com/Ur_Muqayyar.html
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Frank H. McClung Museum; The University of Tennessee; 1327 Circle Park Drive; Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3200; Map | Directions | Parking ... Page Not Found ... We're sorry, but we cannot find the page you're looking for.
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mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/specex/ur/ur.htm
mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/specex/ur/ur.htm
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The paragraphs which the author of the "Cave Treasures" devotes to the history of Terah and Abraham throw new light upon the lives of these patriarchs and the conditions under which they lived in the city of Ur, and they contain many interesting details which are not recorded in the Book of Genesis,
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www.sacred-texts.com/chr/bct/bct12.htm
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One of the greatest wonders of civilisation, and probably the world's most ancient structure - the Sumerian city of Ur in southern Iraq - has been vandalised by American soldiers and airmen, according ... Land immediately adjacent to Ur has been chosen by the Pentagon for a sprawling airfield and military base.
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www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/may/18/internationaleduca...
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/may/18/internationaleducationnews.iraq
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