The Great Ziggurat of Ur
Name of Building
The Great Ziggurat of Ur
Town or City, Country where the building was originally established
Nasiriyah, Iraq
Date the building was designed and/or first built
c. 2040 BCE - Construction Started
c. 2000 BCE - Completed
Name of Architect, Builder, or Primary Patron Responsible
Ur-Nammu - Builder & Ruler of the Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur
Culturally Specific Time Period
Third Dynasty of Ur / Early 21st Century BCE
Geo-Location
Latitude: 30.9628° N
Longitude: 46.1032° E
Longitude: 46.1032° E
Materials
Mudbrick
Size and/or Scale of Building
Length: 64 meters (210 ft)
Width: 46 meters (150 ft)
Original Height (speculative): Over 30 meters (98 ft)
Architectural Type
Religious
Formal Style
Neo-Sumerian ziggurat architecture
Image source
Image 1: Geena_Truman: (https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220822-the-ziggurat-of-ur-iraqs-answer-to-the-pyramids)
Image 2: Drawing_of_the_Ziggurat_of_Ur,_Iraq,_by_Marjorie_V._Duffell_for_C._L._Woolley,_1937: (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Drawing_of_the_Ziggurat_of_Ur%2C_Iraq%2C_by_Marjorie_V._Duffell_for_C._L._Woolley%2C_1937.jpg)
Image 3: Leonard Woolley, photo with excavation workers, c. 1923–24, featuring the ziggurat of Ur, c. 2100 B.C.E., Tell el-Mukayyar, Iraq (photo: Penn Museum, Philadelphia): (https://smarthistory.org/ziggurat-of-ur/)
Student First and Last Name
Markeita Durham-Brinkley
Bibliographic references for the item
1. https://smarthistory.org/ziggurat-of-ur/
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziggurat_of_Ur
In Process Notes on the building history and notable architectural details
In progress
Citation
Ur-Nammu - Builder & Ruler of the Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur, “The Great Ziggurat of Ur,” World Architecture, accessed June 28, 2026, https://worldarchitecture.artinterp2.org/items/show/38.
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