Ziggurat of Ur
Early Bronze Age ziggurat in present-day IraqThe Ziggurat of Ur is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what was the city of Ur near Nasiriyah, in present-day Dhi Qar Province, Iraq. The structure was built during the Early Bronze Age but had crumbled to ruins by the 6th century BC of the Neo-Babylonian period, when it was restored by King Nabonidus.
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Ur
Ancient Mesopotamian city-state
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Standard of Ur
Ancient Sumerian artifact
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Nasiriyah Airport
Iraqi air base
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Ram in a Thicket
Sculptures excavated at Ur, in southern Iraq
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Ennigaldi-Nanna's museum
Earliest known museum
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Tell al-'Ubaid
Archaeological site in Iraq
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Royal Cemetery at Ur
Archaeological site in southern Iraq