Ur — Tell Muqayyar Diqdiqqah Residential
Ur — Tell Muqayyar Diqdiqqah Residential Tell
Ubaid to Neo-Babylonian (4000–500 BCE)·Sumerian·🇮🇶 Dhi Qar Governorate, Euphrates, Iraq
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About Ur — Tell Muqayyar Diqdiqqah Residential
Ur — Tell Muqayyar Diqdiqqah Residential in Dhi Qar Governorate, Euphrates, Iraq is a Ubaid to Neo-Babylonian (4000–500 BCE) ancient city attributed to Sumerian culture. German and Syrian excavations document stratified sequence with ceramic seriation and radiocarbon. The site includes a principal mound and ancillary settlement.
Why it mattersKey Sumerian site illustrating Ubaid to Neo-Babylonian (4000–500 BCE) ancient-city traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Urban planning of Ur — Tell Muqayyar Diqdiqqah Residential
- 02Chronology of lower town
Theories
- 01Administrative centre for Sumerian
- 02Trade hub on Euphrates/Khabur
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 3800 BCE
- Period
- Ubaid to Neo-Babylonian (4000–500 BCE)
- Culture
- Sumerian
- Purpose
- Royal cemetery and Ahhazzum residential quarter
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 3800 BCE
Initial settlement
c. 2000 BCE
Major expansion and fortification
On the ground
Structures & features
30.9622° N · 46.1022° E · 422 m · 3 mapped features
Ur — Tell Muqayyar Diqdiqqah Residential — Main Mound
moundMain tell mound Ur — Tell Muqayyar Diqdiqqah Residential 15 m high with stratified phases
30.9630° N · 46.1030° EUr — Tell Muqayyar Diqdiqqah Residential — Lower Town
settlementLower town settlement 10 ha with houses and kilns
30.9613° N · 46.1017° EUr — Tell Muqayyar Diqdiqqah Residential — Gate Area
gateFortified gate with mudbrick walls and bastions
30.9633° N · 46.1015° E