Ur of the Chaldeans

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Ur of the Chaldeans is an ancient Mesopotamian city traditionally regarded as the birthplace of the biblical patriarch Abraham.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian city
ancient city
archaeological site
associatedWithCulture Babylonian civilization
linked to: Babylonians

Sumerian civilization
linked to: Sumer
associatedWithPeople Chaldeans
associatedWithTextualTradition Biblical tradition
Mesopotamian cuneiform texts
biblicalDesignationOf Ur
excavatedBy Leonard Woolley
excavationEndYear 1934
excavationStartYear 1922
flourishedDuring Ur III period
governedBy Achaemenid Empire
Neo-Babylonian Empire
Third Dynasty of Ur
linked to: Ur III dynasty
hasAlternativeName Ur Kasdim
Ur of the Chaldeans (biblical city)
linked to: Ur of the Chaldeans

Ur of the Chaldees
linked to: Ur of the Chaldeans
hasArchaeologicalFeature Great Ziggurat of Ur
linked to: Ziggurat of Ur
hasArchaeologicalFind Royal Tombs of Ur
Royal graves artifacts
Standard of Ur
hasFeature city walls
temple complexes
hasUNESCOTentativeStatus World Heritage Site (Ur)
identifiedWith Ur (Sumerian city)
linked to: Ur of the Chaldeans

Ur (Tell el-Muqayyar)
linked to: Tell el-Muqayyar
languageOfName Hebrew
locatedIn Lower Mesopotamia
Southern Mesopotamia
linked to: Lower Mesopotamia

Sumer
locatedInModernGovernorate Dhi Qar Governorate
locatedInPresentDay Iraq
locatedNear Euphrates River
linked to: Euphrates
locatedNearModernCity Nasiriyah
majorDeityWorshipped Nanna
Sin
mentionedIn Book of Genesis
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh

Old Testament
linked to: Bible
partOf ancient Near East
linked to: Ancient Near East
religionPracticed Mesopotamian religion
religiousRole center of lunar cult
timePeriod 2nd millennium BCE
3rd millennium BCE
traditionalBirthplaceOf Abraham
wasCapitalOf Third Dynasty of Ur
linked to: Ur III dynasty

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Abraham associatedWithPlace Ur of the Chaldeans
Sarah livedIn Ur of the Chaldeans
Ur of the Chaldeans identifiedWith Ur (Sumerian city)
linked to: Ur of the Chaldeans
Ur of the Chaldeans hasAlternativeName Ur of the Chaldees
linked to: Ur of the Chaldeans
Ur of the Chaldeans hasAlternativeName Ur of the Chaldeans (biblical city)
linked to: Ur of the Chaldeans
Call of Abraham locationLeft Ur of the Chaldeans
Sarai associatedWithPlace Ur of the Chaldeans
Lot originCity UrOfTheChaldeans
linked to: Ur of the Chaldeans
Leonard Woolley notableWork Ur of the Chaldees
linked to: Ur of the Chaldeans
Ur Kasdim nameMeaning Ur of the Chaldeans
Ur Kasdim alsoKnownAs Ur of the Chaldees
linked to: Ur of the Chaldeans
Ur Kasdim alsoKnownAs Ur of the Chaldeans
Terah livedIn Ur of the Chaldeans
Nahor livedIn Ur of the Chaldeans
The Bible: In the Beginning... narrativeLocation Ur of the Chaldees
linked to: Ur of the Chaldeans
Kasdim associatedWith Ur of the Chaldeans