Ancient Sumerian kings were buried with their entire royal households
Excavations at the Royal Cemetery of Ur revealed that Sumerian monarchs were interred with dozens of servants, guards, and musicians who followed their rulers into the afterlife.
Archaeologist Leonard Woolley discovered that elite burials in the city-state of Ur, dating to approximately 2500 BCE, included large-scale human sacrifices. These attendants, including soldiers and harpists, were arranged in neat rows within the tomb chambers to serve their royalty eternally.
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