Ur

Ur, modern Tall al-Muqayyar or Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq, important Foundation of the city At some time in the bce, the city was founded by settlers thought to have been from northern Mesopotamia, farmers still in the Late Protoliterate) phase, a large cemetery produced valuable remains allied to more sensational discoveries made at Erech. In the next (Early Dynastic) period Ur became the capital of the whole of southern Mesopotamia under the Sumerian kings of the 1st bce). Excavation of a vast A few personal inscriptions confirmed the real existence of the almost legendary ruler bce, and a cemetery illustrated the 3rd dynasty of Ur, 22nd–21st century bce To the next period, that of the 3rd bce), when Ur was again the capital of an empire, belong some of the most important The excavations showed that by the 3rd millennium bce Sumerian architects were acquainted with the Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content. Succeeding dynasties, 21st–6th century bce The great brick mausoleums of the 3rd-dynasty kings and the temples they built were sacked and destroyed by the The clay tablets were found in the residential quarter of the city, of which a considerable area was excavated. The houses of private citizens in the Larsa period and under bce, in which period After a long period of relative neglect, Ur experienced a revival in the bce), who practically rebuilt the city. Scarcely less active was bce), whose great work was the remodeling of the ziggu...

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Reeling from a painful break-up, English instructor and avid book lover Wesley Smith is haunted by his ex-girlfriend's parting shot: "Why can't you just read off the computer like everyone else?" He buys an e-book reader out of spite, but soon finds he can use the device to glimpse realities he had never before imagined, discovering literary riches beyond his wildest dreams...and all-too-human tragedies that surpass his most terrible nightmares. Stephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family was at the time, and in Stratford, Connecticut. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of them. Other family members provided a small house in Durham and financial support. After Stephen's grandparents passed away, Mrs. King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged. Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also acti...

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Reeling from a painful break-up, English instructor and avid book lover Wesley Smith is haunted by his ex-girlfriend's parting shot: "Why can't you just read off the computer like everyone else?" He buys an e-book reader out of spite, but soon finds he can use the device to glimpse realities he had never before imagined, discovering literary riches beyond his wildest dreams...and all-too-human tragedies that surpass his most terrible nightmares. Stephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts of his childhood were spent in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where his father's family was at the time, and in Stratford, Connecticut. When Stephen was eleven, his mother brought her children back to Durham, Maine, for good. Her parents, Guy and Nellie Pillsbury, had become incapacitated with old age, and Ruth King was persuaded by her sisters to take over the physical care of them. Other family members provided a small house in Durham and financial support. After Stephen's grandparents passed away, Mrs. King found work in the kitchens of Pineland, a nearby residential facility for the mentally challenged. Stephen attended the grammar school in Durham and Lisbon Falls High School, graduating in 1966. From his sophomore year at the University of Maine at Orono, he wrote a weekly column for the school newspaper, THE MAINE CAMPUS. He was also acti...

Community, ever better Rochester is a tight-knit group of dreamers and doers. Hailing from all across the globe, we thrive at the intersection of our unique cultures, backgrounds, experiences, and passions. From performing arts ensembles, volunteer organizations, engineering clubs, and so much more—you’re bound to find your people. Student life at Rochester

Community, ever better Rochester is a tight-knit group of dreamers and doers. Hailing from all across the globe, we thrive at the intersection of our unique cultures, backgrounds, experiences, and passions. From performing arts ensembles, volunteer organizations, engineering clubs, and so much more—you’re bound to find your people. Student life at Rochester

Whatever its biblical connections may have been, Ur was a significant port city on the Persian Gulf which began, most likely, as a small village in the Ubaid Period of Mesopotamian history (5000-4100 BCE) and was an established city by 3800 BCE continually inhabited until 450 BCE. Ur's biblical associations have made it famous in the modern-day but it was a significant urban center long before the biblical narratives were written and highly respected in its time. From the beginning, Ur was an important trade center owing to its location at a pivotal point where the Tigris and Euphrates run into the Persian Gulf. From the beginning, Ur was an important trade center owing to its location at a pivotal point where the Tigris and Euphrates run into the Persian Gulf. Archaeological excavations have substantiated that, early on, Ur possessed great wealth and the citizens enjoyed a level of comfort unknown in other Mesopotamian As with other great urban complexes in the region, the city began as a small village which was most likely led by a priest or priest-king. The king of the First Dynasty, Mesannepadda, is only known through the The Second Dynasty is known to have had four kings but about them, their accomplishments, or the history during this time, nothing is known. The early Mesopotamian writers did not consider it worthwhile to record the deeds of mortals and preferred to link human achievements to the work and will of the gods. Ancient hero-kings such as The Hero-Kings of...