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In the year 1922, an archaeologist by the name of C. Leonard Woolley unearthed interesting discoveries in the ancient Sumerian city of Ur. He unveiled 1800 graves and among them 16 tombs caught especially his attention. They were named "The Royal Tombs of Ur" after the treasures found. One of the artifacts recovered from the tombs was the famous gold and lapis lazuli bull's head lyre. Beneath the bull's head is an inlaid plaque portraying mythical animals drinking and performing. Another great find was the statue Wooley liked to call "ram caught in a thicket". The statue is made of gold, silver, lapis lazuli, copper, shell, red linestome, and bitumen. However, the tomb of Queen Puabi, and the artifacts found in her tomb were the most extraordinary. It's not just because of its richness but because it also survived through years of looting. With Queen Puabi was her intricate headdress.It was made of gold leaves, ribbons, strands of lapis lazuli, and carnelian beads. She also had a comb made out of gold, chokers, necklaces, and a pair of moon-shaped earrings. The treasures of the Tombs of Ur will remain in History as one of the most impressive cultural heritage of the Middle East. Today, the artifacts can be found at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

Source: McClung Museum Special Exhibition Image: Ur, Photograph 17th January 2004, by Lasse Jensen. The Royal tombs.

Among C. Leonard Woolley's discoveries at Ur were thick layers of water-laid clay found beneath Ur and dating back to between 4,000 and 3,000 BC. Woolley declared this find to be evidence of the "Great Flood" recorded in Mesopotamian narratives and in the Book of Genesis.

By special arrangement with the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, the McClung Museum is also featuring an additional display case presenting Woolley's discovery of these deeply buried flood deposits. Included in the exhibit are samples of the "Flood Mud" discovered beneath Ur, and the Nippur Tablet, a clay tablet from ancient Nippur which is the only surviving document of the Sumerian flood story. Dating from the 17th century BC, the tablet contains six columns of text, three per side, with 10-15 lines in each column. Written in Sumerian, it not only tells the flood story, but also describes the creation of humans and animals, and records the names of antediluvian cities and their rulers.

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