Ur
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Ur

A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Important Sumerian City-States in Ancient Mesopotamia

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eBook - ePub

Ur

A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Important Sumerian City-States in Ancient Mesopotamia

About this book

Explore the Captivating History of Ur


This book is about the city which houses the mighty Ziggurat. The Biblical "Ur of the Chaldees" where Abraham was supposedly born. The site near which the earliest human cultures were found. The site which held the most glorious Sumerian Dynasty in ancient history. This is the story of the city that was destined to die and be reborn every millennium or so, a city full of intrigue, magnificence, tragedy, and glory.


 By reading  Ur: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Important Sumerian City-States in Ancient Mesopotamia , you will... 

  •  Get a sense of how Ur came to existence, how it grew, reached its zenith, fell, re-rose, and ultimately perished until it reemerged a little over a century and a half ago 
  •  Learn of its history, laden with wars, trade, divine worship, political corruption, and entertainment 
  •  Know why people of Abrahamic faiths in particular hold this city in high regard 
  •  And learn much, much more about this remarkable ancient city. 

 

 So if you want to learn about Ur, click "buy now"! 

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Information

Publisher
Captivating History
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9798201946265
Topic
History
Subtopic
Ancient History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Ur: A Captivating Guide to One of the Most Important Sumerian City-States in Ancient Mesopotamia
  2. Introduction
  3. Chapter 1 – The Brief History of Ur: Founding of the City, Rise, Fall, Rediscovery
  4. Chapter 2 – Ur in Depth: The Ubaid, Uruk, and Jemdat Nasr Periods, the First and Second Dynasty, Akkadian Dominion
  5. Chapter 3 – The Third Dynasty of Ur
  6. Chapter 4 – Post-Ur III: The Isin-Larsa Period, Babylonian Rule, Kassite Rule, Abandonment of the City
  7. Chapter 5 – Important Finds at Ur: Architecture and the City Layout, Notable Buildings, and Artistic Objects
  8. Chapter 6 – Social Makeup of Ur from Period to Period
  9. Chapter 7 – Notable Historical Events in Ur
  10. Chapter 8 – Abraham of Ur: The Importance of the Biblical Figure
  11. Conclusion
  12. Bibliography
  13. Notes on Images