Pu-Abi (Akkadian Lit. "Word of my Father") was an important personage in the Sumerian city of Ur who lived about 2600-2500 BCE, during the First Dynasty of Ur. While she is normally labeled as a "Queen", that title is somewhat in dispute. Pu-Abi, known in Sumerian as "Shubad", was identified by several cylinder seals in her tomb. These seals indicate that she was a "Nin" a Sumerian word which can denote a Queen or a Priestess. It is entirely possible that Pu-Abi was both, as in ancient times Kings and Queens held both supreme secular and religious power. Akkadian language city of Akkad or Agad Akkadian Empire Sargon of Akkad the Amarna letters and Amarna Letters EA 296(Yahtiru) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Sumer (or Shumer, Egyptian Sangar, Bib. ... , For other uses, see UR. Ur seen across the Royal tombs, with the Great Ziggurat in the background, January 17, 2004 Ur was an ancient city in southern Mesopotamia, located near the original mouth of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers on the Persian Gulf and close to Eridu. ... The Sumerian language of ancient Sumer was spoken in Southern Mesopotamia from at least the 4th millennium BCE. Sumerian was replaced by Akkadian as a spoken language around 1800 BCE, but continued to be used as a sacred, ceremonial, literary and scientific language in Mesopotamia until the first century AD... Gilgamesh and Enkidu, cylinder seal impression from Ur III, with oldest type of pictographic cuneiform The Cylinder seals in ancient times, were used to put an impression in clay. ...

What is known about Pu-Abi is despite the fact that she was an important figure among the non-semitic Sumerians, she was, in fact, a semite herself, belonging to the Akkadian people, neighbors of the ancient Sumerian cities. This is historically significant because it indicates a very high degree of cultural exchange and influence between the ancient Sumerians and their semitic neighbors.

The Tomb of Pu-Abi

Sir Leonard Woolley^[1], the famed British Archaeologist is credited with the discovery of the tomb of Pu-Abi, which was excavate along with some 1800 other graves at the "Royal Cemetery of Ur" by Woolley and his team between 1926 and 1932. Pu-Abi's tomb was nearly unique among the other excavations not only because of the large amount of incredibly high quality and well preserved grave goods, but also because her tomb had been untouched by looters through the millennia. She was also buried with five soldiers and 23 "ladies in waiting", retainers who had apparently poisoned themselves (or been poisoned by others) to serve their mistress in the next world. The amount of grave goods that Woolley uncover in Pu-abi's tomb were staggering: A magnificent, if heavy, golden headdress made of golden leaves, rings, and plates, a superb lyre, complete with the golden and lapis-lazuli encrusted bearded bulls head, a profusion of gold table ware, golden, carnelian, and lapis lazuli cylindrical beads for extravagant necklaces and belts, a chariot adorned with lioness' heads in silver, and an abundance of silver, lapis lazuli, and golden rings and bracelets. It has been suggested that Charles Woolley be merged into this article or section. ... Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...

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The excavated treasures from Woolley's expedition were divided between the British Museum in London, the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the National Museum in Baghdad. Several pieces were looted from the National Museum in the aftermath of the Second Gulf War in 2003. Recently, several of the more spectacular pieces from Pu-Abi's grave have been the feature of a highly successful Art and History Museum tour through the United Kingdom and America. The centre of the museum was redeveloped in 2000 to become the Great Court, with a tessellated glass roof by Buro Happold and Foster and Partners surrounding the original Reading Room. ... London (pronounced ) is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom. ... The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology is an archaeology and anthropology museum that is part of the University of Pennsylvania in University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Baghdad ( translit: ) is the capital of Iraq and of Baghdad Governorate. ...

External links

• Plan of Queen Pu-abi's gravesite.
• Royal Tombs of Ur at the University of Pennsylvania Museum

Notes

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