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The Standard of Ur is a wooden box found during excavations in the royal cemetery in Ur. It shows two slices of Sumerian life: on one side, a royal banquet and on the other, an army on the march. It is thought that this object of great value was part of a musical instrument, possibly a lyre.

The Standard of Ur is a wooden box found during excavations in the royal cemetery in Ur. It shows two slices of Sumerian life: on one side, a royal banquet and on the other, an army on the march. It is thought that this object of great value was part of a musical instrument, possibly a lyre.
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The Standard of Ur is a wooden box found during excavations in the royal cemetery in Ur. It shows two slices of Sumerian life: on one side, a royal banquet and on the other, an army on the march. It is thought that this object of great value was part of a musical instrument, possibly a lyre.
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