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Long ago, there was a big city.

Ziggurat of UrInbound1427286134917083377.jpg
Ziggurat of UrInbound1427286134917083377.jpg
It was called Ur. It sat near the water. People lived there a long time ago. They built great temples. They even made music.
Shell plaque from a lyre, PG 1332, Ur Royal Cemetery (detail).jpg
Shell plaque from a lyre, PG 1332, Ur Royal Cemetery (detail).jpg
Can you imagine living in a city like that?

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File:Urimki inscription.jpg
Urimki inscription.jpg
File:Plaque with woman face BM 122113.jpg
Plaque with woman face BM 122113.jpg
File:Ziggurat of UrInbound1427286134917083377.jpg
Ziggurat of UrInbound1427286134917083377.jpg
File:20160105-Abraham house in Ur Iraq.jpg
20160105-Abraham house in Ur Iraq.jpg
File:Carved stone with integral handle BM 91700.jpg
Carved stone with integral handle BM 91700.jpg
File:Foundation cone of A'annepada for Inanna, British Museum BM 90951.jpg
Foundation cone of A'annepada for Inanna,...
File:Ur from the Air.jpg
Ur from the Air.jpg
File:Rawlinson's March 1854 letter to The Athenaeum announcing his reading of the Nabonidus cylinders which connected Muqeyer or "Um Qeer" with Ur of the Chaldees.jpg
Rawlinson's March 1854 letter to The...
File:Reconstructed sumerian headgear necklaces british museum.JPG
Reconstructed sumerian headgear necklaces...
File:Wall plaque showing libation scene from Ur, Iraq, 2500 BCE. British Museum.jpg
Wall plaque showing libation scene from...
File:Seal from PG 1236 with inscription Aja-Anzu, also read A-Imdugud.jpg
Seal from PG 1236 with inscription...
File:Ur-Palbisag.jpg
Ur-Palbisag.jpg

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 11.3 | Vital Level 4