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The Royal Tombs Of Ur
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By Tommy Stephens
Ur is an ancient Sumerian City, Located in Modern-Day Iraq.
THE ROYAL TOMBS OF UR
Ur was mentioned in the Bible as the home of Abraham who was called upon by God in the Old Testament.
When Woolley first arrived at Ur he learnt
that a man who had previously worked
with him would be a foreman during the
exavations of Ur.
Interesting Facts
Buries dead in coffins
Everyone is
buried equally
Build Structures with machinery
Our Life
Relies on
farms
Variety of
Jobs
Both have
religion
Antelope amulet
Sumerian
Life
Buried dead royalty with treasure
Build Structures by hand
Buried dead in pits(other than Royal Tombs)
Total of 1850 Burials. 17 of them are 'Royal Tombs. Dated back to around 2600 b.c
All of these were found in the 'Queens' tomb
Cylinder Seal
By the 5th season Woolley started digging in trench A again.
Trench A 'Gold Tomb'
Necklace
In Trench B:
- Evidence of a Large wall
- Evidence of Ancient buildings
- E-Nun-Mah
- Courtyard
- E-Dub-Lal-Mah
- E-Gi-Par
'Trench B'
After the First week Woolley and his team had
dug two trenches.
'Trench A'
In Trench A:
Evidence of
ancient burials
and gold jewelry.
Woolley left his home in London in the September of 1922 and arrived in Ur on November the second the same year.
In The Autumn of 1923 they found a courtyard surrounded by rooms. Later they found buildings named E-Dub-Lal-Mah and E-Gi-Par. In the fourth season they found a large amount of houses.
Sumerian Life
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They had higher
and lower 'classes'.
Ur had three levels in which different people were buried
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People learnt other skills
An Irrigation
occurred
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They built
temples
They had religion
Bibliography
encyclopedia.com/topic/Ur.aspx
Charles Leonard Woolley
Born on: 17 April 1880
Born in: London, England
Died: 20 February 1960
He excavated Ur from 1922
for 12 years until 1934.
He was knighted in 1935 for his contributions to archeology.
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