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Elamite sack of Ur
The Elamite sack of Ur took place around 2004 BCE, when Elamite forces captured the city of Ur and took its last king, Ibbi-Sin, captive. It brought an end to the Neo-Sumerian Empire and was later lamented in Sumerian literature.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Elamite sack of Ur. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/elamite-sack-of-ur
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