[DOC] [TLE] Ziggurat of Ur - Wikipedia [PAR] The Ziggurat (or Great Ziggurat) of Ur is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what was the 
city of Ur near Nasiriyah, in present-day Dhi Qar Province, Iraq. The structure was 
built during the Early Bronze Age (21st century BCE), but had crumbled to ruins 
by the 6th century BCE of the Neo-Babylonian period ... The remains of the 
ziggurat were first discovered by William Kennett Loftus in... [DOC] [TLE] Ur - Wikipedia [PAR] Ur was an important Sumerian city-state in ancient Mesopotamia, located at the 
site of modern ... The city's patron deity was Nanna (in Akkadian, Sin), the 
Sumerian and ... ruins of the Ziggurat of Ur, which contained the shrine of Nanna, 
excavated in .... Outside the temple area, many houses used in everyday life 
were found. [DOC] [TLE] Ur in the Age of Hammurabi - Odyssey, Adventures in Archaeology [PAR] city of a hitherto unknown civilization, dubbed Sumerian by those who first 
identified it. The image (left) shows the ruins of the ziggurat as they appeared 
when visited by ... Excavations at Ur began shortly after World War I and were 
conducted by ... The mound of Tell el-Mukayyar, site of ancient Ur, is located on 
the northern... [DOC] [TLE] Ziggurat of Ur | Sumerian | Ancient Near East | Art of the ancient ... [PAR] Ziggurats are found scattered around what is today Iraq and Iran, and stand as ... 
of Mesopotamia is the great Ziggurat at Ur. Small excavations occurred at the ... 
The Ziggurat at Ur and the temple on its top were built around 2100 B.C.E. by ... 
the Third Dynasty of Ur for the moon god Nanna, the divine patron of the city state
. [DOC] [TLE] Sumeria, The City Of Ur - World History International [PAR] The ruins of Ur were found and first excavated (1854-55) by the British consul 
J.           E. Taylor, who partly uncovered the ziggurat of Nanna. The British 
Museum... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about ANCIENT HISTORY - StudyStack [PAR] THIS ANCIENT SUMERIAN CITY'S RUINS WERE FIRST EXCAVATED IN THE 
1850S, WHEN THE ZIGGURAT OF NANNA WAS DISCOVERED, UR. [DOC] [TLE] Archaeology Magazine - Letter from Iraq - The Ziggurat Endures ... [PAR] The ruins, which were inhabited from roughly 3000 to 300 B.C., consist ... The 
ancient Sumerian city is within Tallil Air Force Base, near Nasiriya, Iraq. ... 
construction of the ziggurat temple in honor of the city's patron deity, Nannar, god 
of the moon. ... A tomb in Ur's necropolis complex was one of many excavated by 
Leonard... [DOC] [TLE] 2.Introduction to Acheological Series 090-214 - Charles van Santen [PAR] Today only the ruins of Assur remain, including the Ziggurat or stage tower. ... 
Beautiful ivory carvings were found during later excavations in the 1940s by the 
... contribution to history is the extensive archive of clay tablets he established. .... 
Ur was the principal center of worship of the Sumerian moon god Nanna and of 
his. [DOC] [TLE] Ur by Wikipedia | Mesopotamian Gods & Kings [PAR] Oct 12, 2016 ... It is close to the site of ancient Eridu. ... The city's patron deity was Nanna(Nannar 
/ Sin / El), the Sumerian ... The site is marked by the ruins of the Great Ziggurat of 
Ur, which ... In this cemetery were also found artifacts bearing the names of .... 
The site was first excavated in 1853 and 1854 by John George... [DOC] [TLE] View of Ur - Open Context [PAR] Between Eridu and Ur, in ancient and sometimes in modern times, a small marsh 
existed. ... The First Dynasty of Ur is best known through the royal tombs 
excavated by Sir ... ziggurat shrines of Nanna, the Sumerian moon god, and his 
consort, Nin-gal. ... Kassite city and much more remains to be excavated and 
discovered. [DOC] [TLE] Ziggurat of Ur. Ziggurat of Ur Ancient temple to the Moon god Nanna ... [PAR] Ur was an ancient Sumerian city-state in Mesopotamia. ... The Ziggurat at Ur, Iraq 
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Question: This ancient Sumerian city's ruins were first excavated in the 1850s, when the Ziggurat of Nanna was discovered
Answer: Ur