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Empire of the Third Dynasty of Ur. West is at top, North at right.
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Capital | Ur | |||||||||||||||||||
Languages | Sumerian language | |||||||||||||||||||
Religion | Sumerian religion | |||||||||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | |||||||||||||||||||
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• | ca. 2047–2030 BC | Ur-Nammu (first) | ||||||||||||||||||
• | ca. 1963–1940 BC | Ibbi-Sin (last) | ||||||||||||||||||
Historical era | Bronze Age | |||||||||||||||||||
• | Established | circa 2112 BC | ||||||||||||||||||
• | Lament for Ur | circa 2004 BCE | ||||||||||||||||||
• | Disestablished | circa 2004 BC | ||||||||||||||||||
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Today part of | Iraq |
The Third Dynasty of Ur, also known as the Neo-Sumerian Empire, refers to both a 21st to 20th century BC (short chronology timeline) Sumerian ruling dynasty based in the city of Ur and a short-lived territorial-political state which some historians consider to have been a nascent empire. The Third Dynasty of Ur is commonly abbreviated as Ur III by historians studying the period.
The Third Dynasty of Ur was the last Sumerian dynasty which came to preeminent power in Mesopotamia. It began after several centuries of control by Akkadian and Gutian kings. It controlled the cities of Isin, Larsa and Eshnunna and extended as far north as the Jazira.