Monday, February 16, 2009

Photo Essay: US Troops Take in the Great Ziggurat of Ur

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Senior Airman Staci Minnich, 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron force protection, walks along the ruins of Abraham's house in the ancient city of Ur Feb. 9. The ancient city of Ur was located in Mesopotamia, which is near An Nasiriyah in present-day Iraq. Members of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group Chaplains Office offer three tours weekly of the Ziggurat and ruins of the city of Ur. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Marasky, 407th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs.)

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Dhaif Muhsen, Iraq ministry of antiquities curator for the Ur site, explains the history behind the oldest known standing archway in the world, located in the ruins of the ancient city of Ur, Feb.9. The ancient Sumerian city of Ur was located in southern Mesopotamia, which is near An Nasiriyah in present-day Iraq. Members of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group Chaplains Office offer three tours weekly of the Ziggurat and ruins of the city of Ur. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Marasky, 407th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs.)

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The Great Ziggurat of Ur stands after 4,000 years near Ali Base, Iraq. The Ziggurat construction was finished in the 21st century B.C. by King Shulgi in the ancient Sumerian city of Ur in Mesopotamia, which is near An Nasiriyah in present-day Iraq. Members of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group Chaplains Office offer three tours weekly of the Ziggurat and ruins of the city of Ur. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Marasky, 407th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs.)

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A soldier looks into the dark ruins of a royal tomb Feb. 9, near the Great Ziggurat of Ur. The tombs were built more than 4,000 years ago in the Sumerian city of Ur in ancient Mesopotamia, near present-day An Nasiriyah, Iraq. Members of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group Chaplains Office offer three tours weekly of the Ziggurat and ruins of the city of Ur. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Marasky, 407th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs.)

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Maj. Kevin Lockett, chaplain, 407th Air Expeditionary Group Chaplains Office, shares a story of Abraham in the ruins of Abraham's house in the ancient city of Ur Feb.9. The ancient city of Ur was located in Mesopotamia, which is near An Nasiriyah in present-day Iraq. Members of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group Chaplains Office offer three tours weekly of the Ziggurat and ruins of the city of Ur. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Marasky, 407th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs.)

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Airman 1st Class William Anderson, 407th Expeditionary Logistic Readiness Squadron, takes photos of ancient cuniform writing still visible on ruins of the ancient city of Ur Feb. 9. The ancient city of Ur was located in Mesopotamia, which is near An Nasiriyah in present-day Iraq. Members of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group Chaplains Office offer three tours weekly of the Ziggurat and ruins of the city of Ur. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Marasky, 407th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs.)

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Staff Sgt. Ariel Sauvey, 407th Expeditionary Operation Support Squadron, takes in the view of the ruins of King Shulgi's palace from atop the Great Ziggurat of Ur Feb. 9. The Ziggurat construction was finished in the 21st century BC by King Shulgi in the ancient city of Mesopotamia, which is near An Nasiriyah in present-day Iraq. Members of the 407th Air Expeditionary Group Chaplains Office offer three tours weekly of the Ziggurat and ruins of the city of Ur. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Marasky, 407th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs.)

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