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Ebla and Ur: Relations, Exchanges and contacts between two great capitals of the ancient Near East

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2014

Frances Pinnock
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After the discovery of Royal Palace G at Ebla in 1974, several contributions, particularly by the writer and by P. Matthiae, addressed specific aspects of the artistic and architectural cultures of Early and Old Syrian Ebla. Many of these aspects revealed contacts and comparisons with Ur. It was not, however, possible to build up a coherent picture from these random and unrelated aspects. Such a picture may still elude us, but in the presence of a varied documentation relating to different periods, we think it is now opportune to review the evidence.

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IRAQ , Volume 68 , 2006 , pp. 85 - 97
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Copyright © The British Institute for the Study of Iraq 2006

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