Standard of Ur

approximately 4,500 years old, constructed in the form of a hollow wooden box with scenes of war and peace represented on each side through elaborately inlaid mosaics
Place archaeological_artefact Q524447
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Standard of Ur

Summary

Standard of Ur is an archaeological artefact[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_artefact entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Standard of Ur is credited with the discovery of Leonard Woolley[3].
  • Standard of Ur is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Standard of Ur's image is recorded as Denis Bourez - British Museum, London (8747049029) (2).jpg[5].
  • Standard of Ur's instance of is recorded as archaeological artefact[6].
  • Standard of Ur's instance of is recorded as mosaic[7].
  • Standard of Ur's owned by is recorded as British Museum[8].
  • Standard of Ur's movement is recorded as Sumerian[9].
  • Ur is named after Standard of Ur[10].
  • Standard of Ur's made from material is recorded as wood[11].
  • Standard of Ur's location of discovery is recorded as Royal Cemetery at Ur[12].
  • Standard of Ur's collection is recorded as British Museum[13].
  • Standard of Ur's inventory number is recorded as 1928,1010.3[14].
  • Standard of Ur's inventory number is recorded as 121201[15].
  • Standard of Ur's location is recorded as British Museum[16].
  • Standard of Ur's Commons category is recorded as Standard of Ur[17].
  • Standard of Ur's catalog code is recorded as P[18].
  • -2501-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Standard of Ur[19].
  • Standard of Ur's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1927-01-01T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Standard of Ur's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.9615, 'lon': 46.1061}[21].
  • Standard of Ur's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/081vc0[22].
  • Standard of Ur's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Standard of Ur'}[23].
  • Standard of Ur's BBC Things ID is recorded as 854fb620-3f90-4660-95d3-f943cba7ab82[24].
  • Standard of Ur's culture is recorded as Sumer[25].

Body

Geography

Standard of Ur is in the country of United Kingdom[4].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological artefact[6] and mosaic[7].

History and Context

-2501-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Standard of Ur[19]. Its catalog code is recorded as P[18]. Its owned by is recorded as British Museum[8]. Ur is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Standard of Ur ranks in the top 5% of archaeological_artefact entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (264 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Make Lists, Not War. Retrieved . beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . 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.
  17. [19] . britishmuseum.org. Retrieved . britishmuseum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Make Lists, Not War. beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Make Lists, Not War. Retrieved . beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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