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Historical
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Mesopotamia
/
Cities
/
Erech
Ur or Erech
Ancient city in
Sumer
, southern
Mesopotamia
. It is mainly known from the Book of Genesis in the
Bible
. Modern research suggests that it actually corresponds with
Uruk
.
Open
Uruk
Mesopotamia
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Introduction
-- Languages --
Sumerian
Amoritic
Akkadian
-- Religions --
General
Sumerian
Babylonian / Assyrian
Babylonian
Assyrian
Akkadian
Amoritic
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Kingdoms & Peoples
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Sumer
Akkad
Babylonia
Assyria
Amorites
Kassites
Mitanni
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Cities
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Ashur
Adab
Akshak
Babylon
Calah
Cuthah
Eridu
Eshnunna
Harran
Isin
Kish
Lagash
Larsa
Numrud
Nippur
Shuruppak
Sippar
Umma
Ur
Uruk
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Rulers
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Enneatum
Sargon
Hammurabi
Ashurnasirpal 1
Ashurnasirpal 2
Tiglath-Pileser 3
Sargon 2
Ashurbanipal
Nebuchadnezzar 2
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By
Tore Kjeilen