NEST 319 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Toque, Nippur, Third Dynasty Of Ur
20 Dec 2018
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When the city of ur became the capital city. Took place during the very end of the third millennium. Ur revival --> ur was revived, with new sumerian rulers (including culture, people, language these rulers have continued to survive during the entire. Ur-nammu (third dynasty of ur) --> ruler that brought in the new ur period, third dynasty of ur. Some people also refer to it as the neo-sumerian period. Was a sumerian and descended from a sumerian family dynasty. Once he ruled, he began decorating his capital city, he began building a new ziggurat structure. There could be an earlier ziggurat structure within this structure. Was first excavated by sir leonard woolley --> he explored the site around the ziggurat and the lower level (during the late 1920s and early 30s) This ziggurat is the best preserved example (compared to other ziggurats)
