First Dynasty of Ur
2,600 BCE–2,400 BCE* · Event
The First Dynasty of Ur (c. 26th-25th century BC), a leading Sumerian city-state of southern Mesopotamia whose royal tombs yielded treasures such as the Standard of Ur.
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