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Ur 1.Absence of town planning: Narrow winding streets because of which sacks of grains and firewood was carried on donkey's back instead of wheeled carts and irregular sizes of plot indicate absence of town planning. 2.Drainage: Clay and drain pipes were found in the inner coutyards of Ur houses instead of street drains in Mohenjodaro. 3.Rainwater harvesting: It is thought that the roof of Ur houses were sloped inwards and rainwater was channelled via drainpipes to sump in the inner courtyards. 4.Way to privacy: Light came in the houses of Ur through the door opening into courtyards install of window which gave families their privacy. 5.Superstitions: There are various superstitions about houses of Ur recorded in omen tablets such as -A raised thresehold would brought wealth. -A house's gate which don't open to another was lucky -If the main wooden door open outside instead of inside then the wife will be torement to husband. 6.Town sematary: There was a town sematry in Ur where graves of royalty and common people were found buried.Some people's body was also found buried under their houses only. Conclusion: Ur was a town which lacks town planning, lacked proper drainage system and people lived there with privacy and some superstitions.Addition to this there was a town sematry in Ur .

The discovery of the Sumerian city of Ur has shed light on the lives of the early Mesopotamians. The Mesopotamian cities fell short in terms of town planning as compared to the Harappan centres but followed a uniform pattern nevertheless. The city was divided into three parts - the sacred area, the walled city on a mound and the outer town. The sacred area consisted of the temple tower or the ziggurat dedicated to the patron god of the city. There were also smaller temples of other gods. This area also had the storehouse as well as the offices. People resided in the walled city and the outer town areas. Houses were constructed along the streets, and each house had a central courtyard with rooms attached around it.