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Standard of Ur

The Standard of Ur is a decorated box from the Royal Cemetery at Ur, dating to the mid-third millennium BCE. Its panels show scenes of war and peace. It depicts the heavy infantry formations of Sumerian warfare.

Standard of Ur
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Standard of Ur. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/standard-of-ur
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“Standard of Ur.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/standard-of-ur. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Standard of Ur.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/standard-of-ur.
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