Uruk

Uruk was one of the most important cities in ancient Mesopotamia.It would be true to say that Uruk was Mesopotamia's and the World's first city. Uruk is best known as the birthplace of writing c. 3200 BCE as well as for its architecture. According to the Sumerian King List, Uruk was founded by King Enmerkar. Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk. The walls of Uruk were said to be built by Gilgamesh the great. The city walls were 6 miles long, and may have housed some 50,000 people.

 Uruk was by far the largest settlement, with the most impressive buildings and the earliest evidence of writing. Because Uruk was the most influential city at this time, people called it the Uruk Period.   The Uruk Period (4100-2900 BCE) during which time cities began to develop across Mesopotamia and Uruk became the most influential. Within Uruk, the greatest monument was the Anu Ziggurat on which the White Temple was built. The ziggurat was named after anu the god of the sky. (FM)

Sumerian Timeline

Ur 

Ur was an accent city that could be found in ancient Mesopotamia. When was Ur was built, Ur was one of the world’s first real cities. It was an environment  for thousands of years, from 3800 B.C.E.

 Later the Ziggurat became more than a place for gods. There were workshops for craftworkers. For the priests, there were temples to do worship. The ziggurat of Ur Temple was built in the 21st century BCE, during the reign of Ur-Nammu, and was reconstructed in the 6th century B.C.E. by Nabonidus, the last king of Babylon.

 The ruins of Ziggurat, which cover an area of 3,900 feet by 2,600 feet, were uncovered in the 1930s. It was part of a temple complex that served as an administrative center for the city of Ur, and was dedicated to the Nanna, the moon god. (JN)