Merchants from this city fostered the growth of the metalworking Maykop culture in the Caucasus during this city’s namesake “expansion.” Most of the ceramics from a period named for this city are “beveled rim” bowls. This city absorbed the nearby town of Kullab. This city’s “Limestone Temple” and “Stone Cone Temple” were built in a district that was dedicated to a deity honored in its “House of Heaven.” According to legend, a ruler of this city invented writing to help his messengers deliver lengthy demands to the Lord of Aratta. The Ubaid period preceded this city’s namesake “Protoliterate” period. The earliest extant version of a text describes a ruler of this city as “surpassing all other kings.” This city’s Mask of Warka likely depicts Inanna, who was worshiped in its E-anna temple. For 10 points, name this early Sumerian city that was legendarily ruled by Enmerkar and Gilgamesh. ■END■
ANSWER: Uruk [or Erech; or Unug-Kulaba; accept Warka until read; accept (Middle) Uruk Period; accept Uruk expansion; reject “Ur”]
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