Ur
State
Ur was an important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the site of modern Tell el-Muqayyar in south Iraq's Dhi Qar Governorate. Wikipedia
Founded: 3800 BC
Age: About 5,823 years
Location: Tell el-Muqayyar, Dhi Qar Governorate, Iraq
Region: Mesopotamia, Middle East
Priestess: Enheduanna
Archaeologists: John George Taylor, Charles Leonard Woolley, Elizabeth C Stone, Paul Zimansky, Adelheid Otto
Periods: Ubaid period to Iron Age