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Ancient name for ur. Second the Chaldeans could be equated with the Kaldū a people located in southern Mesopotamia around Uri m during the first millennium BC. Ur at just two letters is one of the shortest city names in the entire Bible. THE MOUND BUILDERS OF MUU.
It is mostly translated as Ur of the Chaldeans The problem with Chaldeans is that it is a late word used in the Neo-Babylonian times. First the ancient name of the tell Uri m is similar in sound to the Hebrew ur rendered in English as Ur. The Septuagint an Ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament simply calls Ur of the Chaldees the land of the Chaldees and in the New Testament Stephen reviewing the history of Israel says that Abraham came out of land of the Chaldeans Acts 74.
Muur is the ancient name for the original people of the earth based on ancient teachings of the indigenous people of the Washita OUACHITA River Valley and its tributaries. It was also used as a praenomen or given name by the Furia and Menenia families. The land of Chaldea contain riches beyond imagination and Ur was the wealthiest city.
The problem is that there are several places called Ur. The city of Ur was one of the most important Sumerian city states in ancient Mesopotamia during the 3 rd millennium BC. It is either anachronistic or a poor translation.
Agrippa m f Ancient Roman Biblical. The history in this region exceeds that of the land of Egypt and its pyramids. See ABRAHAM The oldest king of Ur known to us is Ur-Bau servant of the goddess Bau as Hommel reads the name or Ur-Gur as others read it.
The southernmost portion of ancient Sumer was called Chaldea and the most important Sumerian city was located on the western portion of the Euphrates River and it was called Ur. A female nymph is known by this name. Royal Game of Ur British Museum 19281009379a.