Archaeological Sites
Ur of the Chaldees
Royal tombs · Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq
FoundThe prize. The gold of the first kings
Where. Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq
Status. Found
Where. Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq
Status. Found
The account
The royal tombs of Ur, the city of Abraham, held golden helmets, harps, and a whole court buried with its queen; the desert mound has barely been touched since.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at Tell el-Muqayyar, Iraq; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Confirm the permit and ownership before any dive or visit, since sites like this are usually protected.
- What is there: The gold of the first kings.
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