Ur, Eridu, and Uruk all had an estimated ... was the last major ancient empire to rule Mesopotamia. The Persians were known for their art, literature, and philosophical advancements and their ...

This is a Sumerian cuneiform clay tablet from the Ur III period, c.2100 B.C. This was the heyday of the Sumerian civilisation which occupied much of modern day Iraq. Sumerian was a non-Semitic ...

The famous Standard of Ur, a Sumerian artifact ... The brilliant blue pigment became a highly sought-after commodity in art.

It shows the king of Ur as a warrior on one side and him enjoying a banquet on the other. Woolley’s discoveries are important because they tell us about ancient Sumerian life. Eventually ...

This is a recreation of Queen Shub-Ad's harp, an artifact unearthed early this century from the Sumerian Royal Cemetery at Ur. It is the oldest known example of the true triangular harp, which evolved ...