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Ur III Empire

Ur III dynasty
Ur III dynasty
circa 2112 BC — circa 2004 BCE
Empire of the Third Dynasty of Ur. West is at top, North at right.
Capital Ur
Languages Sumerian language
Religion Sumerian religion
Government Monarchy
Ensí
 •  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
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Gutian dynasty of Sumer
Old Elamite period
First Babylonian Dynasty
Dynasty of Isin
Old Assyrian Empire
Old Hittite Empire
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
Today part of  Iraq

 Syria

 Lebanon

 Iran



 Syria

 Lebanon

 Iran

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.


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