Ancient World

First Dynasty of Ur

The First Dynasty of Ur (abbreviated Ur I) was a dynasty of rulers from the city of Ur in ancient Sumer who reigned c. 2600 – c. 2340 BC. Ur I is part of the Early Dynastic III period of ancient Mesopotamia. It was preceded by the earlier First Dynasty of Kish and the First Dynasty of Uruk.

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• ▸Great Pyramid of Cholula
• ▸Bell Museum of Natural History
• ▸Akanthos (Greece)

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