PG 779

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PG 779 is one of the most significant elite burials at the ancient Sumerian city of Ur, associated with the rich grave goods and human sacrifices characteristic of the Royal Tombs of Ur.

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PG 779 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological feature ⓘ
elite burial ⓘ
associatedWith Early Dynastic period of Mesopotamia ⓘ
elite funerary practices ⓘ
belongsToSite Tell el-Muqayyar ⓘ
chronology 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ
culture Sumerian ⓘ
linked to: Sumer
foundInCountry Iraq ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalContext Royal Cemetery at Ur excavations ⓘ
linked to: Royal Tombs of Ur
hasArchaeologicalSignificance evidence for ritual human sacrifice in Sumer ⓘ
evidence for social hierarchy in early Mesopotamia ⓘ
evidence for wealth concentration in Early Dynastic Ur ⓘ
hasBurialType elite tomb ⓘ
shaft tomb ⓘ
hasExcavationNumber PG 779 ⓘ
hasFeature human sacrifices ⓘ
rich grave goods ⓘ
hasGraveGoods ceramic vessels ⓘ
jewelry ⓘ
luxury artifacts ⓘ
musical instruments ⓘ
precious metals ⓘ
weapons ⓘ
hasHumanRemains principal burial ⓘ
retainer sacrifices ⓘ
hasSignificance one of the most significant elite burials at Ur ⓘ
interpretedAs royal or high-status burial ⓘ
locatedIn Ur ⓘ
ancient Sumer ⓘ
linked to: Sumer
partOf Royal Cemetery of Ur ⓘ
linked to: Royal Tombs of Ur

Royal Tombs of Ur ⓘ

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