10.18.2006

Trip to UR

Fifteen kilometers from Nasiriya stands UR, birthplace of Abraham, as mentioned in the Bible. For three successive dynasties it was the Summerians famous capital. The third, and last, dynasty (2113-2095 B.C.) was founded by King UR-NAMMO. The king's renowned stems from the laws he established and the buildings and temples he constructed of which the most important is the Ziggurat of UR, rectangular in shape and measuring at its base 62.5x43m with a height of 17.25m.

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