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Royal Game of Ur

ancient Mesopotamian board game
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Royal Game of Ur

Summary

Royal Game of Ur is an archaeological find[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Game of Ur's instance of is recorded as archaeological find[3].
  • Royal Game of Ur's instance of is recorded as board game[4].
  • Royal Game of Ur's instance of is recorded as race game[5].
  • Royal Game of Ur's instance of is recorded as dice game[6].
  • Royal Game of Ur's inventory number is recorded as ME 120834[7].
  • Royal Game of Ur's Commons category is recorded as Royal Game of Ur[8].
  • 2600 BC marks the founding of Royal Game of Ur[9].
  • Royal Game of Ur's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Royal Game of Ur[10].
  • Royal Game of Ur's Commons gallery is recorded as Royal Game of Ur[11].
  • Royal Game of Ur's investigated by is recorded as Irving Finkel[12].
  • Royal Game of Ur's minimum number of players is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[13].
  • Royal Game of Ur's maximum number of players is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[14].
  • Royal Game of Ur's culture is recorded as Sumerians[15].
  • Royal Game of Ur's has part is recorded as game piece[16].
  • Royal Game of Ur's has part is recorded as dice[17].
  • Royal Game of Ur's has part is recorded as game board[18].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological find[3], board game[4], race game[5], and dice game[6].

History and Context

2600 BC marks the founding of Royal Game of Ur[9].

Why It Matters

Royal Game of Ur has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Q866. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Marcandre.lureau · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maximum number of players → {'amount': '+2'}
    Inception → -2600-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Investigated by → Irving Finkel
    Instance of → archaeological find, board game, race game +1
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14579]]: 7587, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782979813528"
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