Burial in Ur
What were death rituals like in Biblical times? Studying archaeological sites from ancient Mesopotamia offers some answers, as well as raises more questions. Mesopotamia or the "the Land between the Rivers" or "House of Two Rivers" is a region of Southwest Asia between the Trigris and Euphrates rivers, near Iraq ande Syria. Writings from this area are some of the earliest known in human culture, so it is believed that this may indeed be the cradle of civilization.
The Sumerians lived in this area of Mesopotamia about 2800 BC in cities such as Adab, Eridu, Isin, Kish, Kullab, Lagash, Larsa, Nippur, and Ur. Around the city of Ur, which was established around 2100 BC, grew rich agricultural lands. Inside the city...
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