Tell al-Muqayyar (English spelling)

Japanese: Tell al-Muqayyar(英語表記)TellalMuqayyar
Tell al-Muqayyar (English spelling)

Tell al-Muqayyar was an ancient city in the southern part of Mesopotamia, in the land of Sumer. It is called "Ur of the Chaldeans" in the Old Testament and was the home of Abraham.

*Some of the terminology used in reference to "Tell al-Muqayyar" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…メソポタミア最南部,シュメールの地に存在した古代都市。現在名テル・アルムカイヤルTell al‐Muqayyar。旧約聖書には〈カルデア人のウル〉と記され,またアブラハムの家郷であった。…

※「Tell al-Muqayyar」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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