Iraq Sumerian City Ziggurat Temple Ur was the last capital of the Sumarian civilization. This model is mainly composed of the main building, the iron vases , and other market shops with associate furnitures. -The Ziggurat of Ur Over 4000 years ago, Abraham's people lived here. Ur was the last capital of the Sumarian civilization. The Great Ziggurat was built as a place of worship, dedicated to the moon god Nanna (or Sin), in the Sumerian city of Ur, in ancient Mesopotamia . The temple which resembles a huge stepped platform was constructed approximately in the 21st century BC by king Ur-Nammu. In Sumerian times it was called Etemennigur. Today, after more than 4000 years, the ziggurat is still well preserved in large parts as the only major remainder of Ur in present-day southern Iraq.