Urum | |
  Shown within Iraq | |
| Alternative name | Tell Uquair, Tell Aqair |
|---|---|
| Location | Babil Governorate, Iraq |
| Region | Mesopotamia |
| Coordinates | 32°46′54″N 44°39′53″E / 32.78167°N 44.66472°E |
| Type | tell |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1941–1942, 1978 |
| Archaeologists | S. Lloyd, Taha Baqir, F. Safar, M. Müller-Karpe |
Tell Uqair (Tell 'Uquair, Tell Aqair) is a tell or settlement mound northeast of ancient Babylon, about 25 kilometers north-northeast of the ancient city of Kish, just north of Kutha, and about 50 miles (80 km) south of Baghdad in modern Babil Governorate, Iraq. It was occupied in the Ubaid period (c. 5500–3700 BC) and the Uruk period (c. 4000-3100 BC). It has been proposed as the site of the 3rd millennium BC city of Urum.