Ur-Nammu
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| Ancient Mesopotamia |
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| Sumer: Uruk · Ur · Eridu |
| Kish · Lagash · Nippur |
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| Dur-Sharrukin · Nimrud |
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| Chronology |
| Kings of Sumer |
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| Language |
| Aramaic |
| Sumerian · Akkadian |
| Elamite · Hurrian |
| Mythology |
| Enûma Elish |
| Gilgamesh · Marduk |
Ur-Nammu (or Ur-Namma, Ur-Engur, ca. 2112-2095 BC) founded the Sumerian 3rd dynasty of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia, following several centuries of Akkadian and Gutian rule. He was succeeded by his son Shulgi, after an eighteen-year reign. His death on the battle-field against the Gutians (after he had been abandoned by his army) was commemorated in a long Sumerian poetic composition.[1]
His main achievement was state-building, although Ur-Nammu is chiefly remembered today for his so-called legal code, the Code of Ur-Nammu, which is arguably the oldest surviving example in the world. He was also responsible for ordering the construction of a number of stepped temples, called ziggurats, including the Great Ziggurat of Ur. [1]
Among his military exploits are the conquest of Lagash and the defeat of his former masters at Uruk. He was eventually recognized as a significant regional ruler (of Ur, Eridu, and Uruk ) at a coronation in Nippur and is believed to have constructed buildings at Nippur, Larsa, Kesh, Adab & Umma. He was known for restoring the roads and general order after the Gutian period.[1] The Nanna ziggurat in Ur was restored by the Neo-Babylonian king, Nabonidus (556-539 B.C.) and rededicated to the Akkadian moon-god, Sin which had originally been a temple rebuilt and restored by Ur-Nammu (Oriental Institute of Chicago). [2]
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| History of Sumer: Notable Rulers of Sumer |
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| Legendary Kings: | Alulim Dumuzid Ziusudra |
| First Dynasty of Kish: | Etana Enmebaragesi |
| First Dynasty of Uruk: | Enmerkar Lugalbanda Gilgamesh |
| First Dynasty of Ur: | Meskalamdug Mesannepada Puabi |
| Dynasty of Adab: | Lugal-Anne-Mundu |
| Third Dynasty of Kish: | Kubaba |
| Second Dynasty of Uruk: | Enshakushanna |
| First Dynasty of Lagash: | Ur-Nanshe Eannatum En-anna-tum I Entemena Urukagina |
| Third Dynasty of Uruk: | Lugal-Zage-Si |
| Dynasty of Akkad: | Sargon Enheduanna Manishtushu Naram-Sin Shar-Kali-Sharri Dudu Shu-turul |
| Second Dynasty of Lagash: | Puzer-Mama Gudea |
| Fifth Dynasty of Uruk: | Utu-hegal |
| Third Dynasty of Ur: | Ur-Nammu Shulgi Amar-Sin Shu-Sin Ibbi-Sin |
