If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?
As you all know I work in schools and have lots of fun with children. One of the fun teases that I do is when they try to answer a question and say βEr?β
What is the capital of the Roman Empire? βEr?β¦β No thatβs a Bronze Age city on the south bank of the Euphrates.
You know what they say about small things and small minds, wellβ¦

2 replies on “The Ancient City of Ur”
This made me smile π
Ur was one of the first big cities in Mesopotamia πΊπ famous for its ziggurat and royal tombs β¨