These are a few pictures to represent the Royal Tombs of Ur
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This is a view of one of the Royal Tombs of UR from the inside.
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This is what most of the Royal Tombs look like now.
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This is a picture of Tombs 1 and 2.
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This is a picture of the entrance to Tomb 3
Also known as the tomb of King Darius the Great.
Also known as the tomb of King Darius the Great.
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This is the entrance to a one of the tombs.
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This a primary source of the gold and lapis lazuli bull's head with an inlaid plaque beneath it portraying mythical animals drinking and performing.
What were inside the Tombs? ~ Picture Thesaurus
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This is called Lapis Lazuli, it was known for its cure for melancholy and sore throats.
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This is another item that had been dug up in the tombs. It is called Carnelian, and is found as a semi - precious stone. This was also known as healing stones. It is known as a stone of endurance and courage, leadership and motivation.
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This was one of the items that were found in the tombs. It is called a bowl of Alabaster
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These are beads containing gold and other ornaments that were found in one of the tombs
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This is a gold-mounted dagger also used as tools and sometimes made out of copper.
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This is a gold drinking tumber. As you can see, it sort of looks like gold, but it's in fact electrum, a blend of gold and silver.
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This item was thought by Leonard Woolly himself to be a Silver Lamp. To this day, no one is sure what exactly this item was used for. Can you find a purpose for it?
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This is a Carved stone pouring vessel that features a horizontal man-headed bull.
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There were many Stone Jars that were found in The Royal Tombs or Ur. They all had different decorative patterns on the outer layer. Ancient Mesopotamian vessels like this were found very precious as they can only be rarely found in temples, rich graves and palaces.
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This is an Ostrich Egg Bowl. These were very popular findings in the Royal tombs of Ur, unfortunately these items are very fragile and many were damaged in the process of excavating. There were only a few Ostrich Egg Bowls that could be kept.