Ur dwelling
Title
Ur dwelling
Date
ca. 2000 BCE
Date Created
October 22, 2014
Identifier
1227
Work Type
visual works
Work Location
Iraq (nation)
Tall al-Muqayyar (deserted settlement)
Style/Period
Neo-Sumerian
Subject
dwellings
cutaways (images)
Description
Cutaway view of ancient dwelling from the city of Ur in Iraq. "The city reached its heyday during the Old Babylonian or Early Dynastic period of 2025-1738 BC. Four main residential areas of the city included homes with baked mud brick foundations arranged along long, narrow winding streets and alleyways. Typical houses included an open central courtyard with two or more main living rooms in which the families resided. Each house had a domestic chapel where cult structures and the family burial-vault was kept. Kitchens, stairways, workrooms, lavatories were all part of the household structures,"--Ancient City of Ur Mesopotamian Urban Community, by K. Kris Hirst.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
A1SUUR4-002000BR6A1
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