Third Dynasty of Ur period

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The Third Dynasty of Ur period was a late third-millennium BCE Mesopotamian era marked by a powerful Sumerian state centered in the city of Ur, known for its centralized bureaucracy, extensive cuneiform record-keeping, and significant cultural and legal developments.

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Label Occurrences
Third Dynasty of Ur 28
Neo-Sumerian period 6
Third Dynasty of Ur period canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mesopotamian period ⓘ
Sumerian period ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
administrativePractice centralized tax collection ⓘ
standardized ration lists ⓘ
use of year names for dating documents ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
Ur III period ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence administrative tablets from Ur ⓘ
ziggurat of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Ziggurat of Ur
capital Ur ⓘ
chronologicalPosition late third millennium BCE ⓘ
culturalContribution development of Sumerian literature ⓘ
royal hymns and praise poetry ⓘ
temple hymn collections ⓘ
declineCause Amorite incursions ⓘ
Elamite invasion of Ur ⓘ
duration approximately one century ⓘ
economicSystem redistributive economy ⓘ
endTime circa 2004 BCE ⓘ
followedBy Isin-Larsa period ⓘ
Old Babylonian period ⓘ
follows Akkadian Empire ⓘ
Gutian period ⓘ
foundedBy Ur-Nammu ⓘ
governmentType bureaucratic state ⓘ
centralized monarchy ⓘ
knownFor centralized bureaucracy ⓘ
extensive cuneiform record-keeping ⓘ
large-scale irrigation projects ⓘ
legal reforms ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ
royal law codes ⓘ
standardized administrative tablets ⓘ
state-controlled economy ⓘ
ziggurats ⓘ
languageUsed Akkadian ⓘ
Sumerian ⓘ
locatedIn Sumer ⓘ
southern Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to: Lower Mesopotamia
majorDeity Enlil ⓘ
Inanna ⓘ
Nanna ⓘ
notableLawCode Code of Ur-Nammu ⓘ
partOf history of ancient Mesopotamia ⓘ
precededBy Akkadian Empire ⓘ
Gutian rule in Mesopotamia ⓘ
religion Sumerian polytheism ⓘ
ruler Amar-Sin ⓘ
Ibbi-Sin ⓘ
Shu-Sin ⓘ
Shulgi ⓘ
linked to: Shulgi of Ur

Ur-Nammu ⓘ
startTime circa 2112 BCE ⓘ
territoryIncludes Lagash ⓘ
Nippur ⓘ
Umma ⓘ
Ur ⓘ
Uruk ⓘ
writingSystem cuneiform ⓘ

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Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ur III period → alsoKnownAs → Third Dynasty of Ur period ⓘ
Ur III period → alsoKnownAs → Neo-Sumerian period ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Umma → laterControlledBy → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Nanna → cultCenterPeriod → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Ur-Nammu → dynasty → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Ur-Nammu → founded → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Gudea → era → Neo-Sumerian period ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Ziggurat of Ur → dynasty → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Akkadian Empire → followedBy → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Amar-Sin → dynasty → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Ibbi-Sin → memberOf → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Ibbi-Sin → dynasty → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Ur → capitalOf → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
subject linked to: World Heritage Site (Ur)
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Shulgi of Ur → dynasty → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Ur (traditional birthplace) → wasCapitalOf → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
King of Sumer and Akkad → usedBy → Third Dynasty of Ur rulers ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
King of Sumer and Akkad → earliestKnownUsage → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Ur-Baba → era → Neo-Sumerian period ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Neo-Sumerian sculpture → timePeriod → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Puzrish-Dagan → associatedWithDynasty → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Sargonic period → followedBy → Neo-Sumerian period ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Third Dynasty of Ur period → alsoKnownAs → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Gutian period → precedes → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Isin dynasty → follows → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Ur → capitalOf → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
subject linked to: city of Ur
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Cylinder B of Gudea → period → Neo-Sumerian period ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Shu-Sin → reignOver → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Shu-Sin → dynasty → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Isin-Larsa period → follows → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Ishbi-Erra of Isin → predecessorState → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Sargonic dynasty → followedBy → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Ur-Nammu → dynasty → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
subject linked to: Ur-Nammur
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Ningishzida-adda → timePeriod → Neo-Sumerian period ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Ur → capitalOf → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
subject linked to: archaeological site of Ur
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Amar-Suena → reignedOver → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period
Amar-Suena → memberOfDynasty → Third Dynasty of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Third Dynasty of Ur period