Lament for Ur

The Lament for Ur, or Lamentation over the city of Ur is a Sumerian lament composed around the time of the fall of Ur to the Elamites and the end of the city's third dynasty (c. 2000 BC).

Lament for Ur
Lament for Ur at the Louvre Museum
Height22.9 cm
Width11.4 cm
Createdc. 2000 BC
Present locationParis, Ile-de-France, France
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