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Ur-Nammu
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Ur-Nammu (or Ur-Namma, Ur-Engur, Ur-Gur, Sumerian: ; died 2094 BC) was a Sumerian king who founded the Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia, following several centuries of Akkadian and Gutian rule. Though he built many temples and canals his main achievement was building the core of the Ur III Empire through military conquest. Ur-Nammu is chiefly remembered today for his legal code, the Code of Ur-Nammu, the oldest known surviving example in the world. He also initiated the construction of the Ziggurat of Ur. He held the titles of "King of Ur" and "King of Sumer and Akkad". Hi
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Ur-Nammu was a male ruler and emperor of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Born in 2000 BCE, he died in 2094 BCE. His son was Shulgi. He spoke Sumerian and adhered to Sumerian religion. Ur-Nammu is listed in the Sumerian King List.
His works are held in the collection of the Istanbul Archaeology Museums. He is referenced by 187 other encyclopedia articles. Quotes attributed to him include "Enki presented me with my broad wisdom." and "E-temen-ni-guru, a delightful residence."
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5 total works indexed
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,999x
- Global Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases and Risk Factors, 1990–2019
· 2020 · cited 10,253x
- Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2021 · cited 6,874x
- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 6,195x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2017 · cited 6,176x
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Quotes
- “Who will dig it?Who will dig it?Who will dig the canal?Who will dig the Kec-kug canal?Who will dig the canal?Who will dig the Pabi-luh canal?Who will dig the canal?Wealthy Ur-Namma will dig it.The trustworthy, prosperous youth will dig it.”
- “Enki presented me with my broad wisdom.”
- “May the watercourse bring them (the fish) into my canal, may they be carried in baskets to him.May the watercourse bring them into Urim, into my canal, may they be carried in baskets to him.”
- “Its king is the master of Eridug -- your provider (Ur-Namma) is exultant. Nudimmud, the master of g -- your provider is exultant. King of the four quarters, you who make Enlil content, Ur-Namma, provider of Nibru, supporter of Urim, with you the people pass the time joyously at moonlight over the Land of Urim. Ur-Namma, king of Urim, sweet is your praise!”
- “E-temen-ni-guru, a delightful residence.”
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Key facts
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- Enthroned King Ur-Nammu, founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur, on a cylinder seal. Inscription of the upper segment: "Ur-Nammu, the Great man, King of Ur". The name of King Ur-Nammu (𒌨𒀭𒇉) appears vertically in the upper right corner.
- Royalty.queen
- Watartum
- Royalty.predecessor
- Position established
- Royalty.successor
- Shulgi
- Royalty.death_date
- c. 2094 BC
- Royalty.religion
- Sumerian religion
- Royalty.dynasty
- 3rd Dynasty of Ur
- Royalty.succession
- King of Ur
- Royalty.reign
- c. 2112 – c. 2094 BC
- Royalty.name
- Ur-Nammu
- Royalty.title
- King of Sumer and Akkad
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- King Ur-Nammu.jpg
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- 250
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Reign
- Deification debate
- Year names of Ur-Nammu
- The Ur-Nammu Stela
- Artifacts
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Ur-Nammu (or Ur-Namma, Ur-Engur, Ur-Gur, Sumerian: ; died 2094 BC) was a Sumerian king who founded the Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia, following several centuries of Akkadian and Gutian rule. Though he built many temples and canals his main achievement was building the core of the Ur III Empire through military conquest. Ur-Nammu is chiefly remembered today for his legal code, the Code of Ur-Nammu, the oldest known surviving example in the world. He also initiated the construction of the Ziggurat of Ur. He held the titles of "King of Ur" and "King of Sumer and Akkad". His personal goddess was Ninsuna.
== Reign == thumb|300px|Ur-Nammu dedication tablet for the Temple of Inanna in Uruk. Inscription "For his lady Inanna, Ur-Nammu the mighty man, King of Ur and King of Sumer and Akkad": dingir|Dinanna.... "For [[Inanna-" Nin-e-an-na.... "Ninanna," NIN-a-ni.... "his Lady" UR-NAMMU.... "Ur-Nammu" NITAH KALAG ga.... "the mighty man" LUGAL URIM KI ma.... "King of Ur" LUGAL ki en gi ki URI ke.... "King of Sumer and Akkad"]] According to the Sumerian King List, Ur-Nammu reigned for 18 years. Year-names are known for 17 of these years, but their order is uncertain. One year-name of his reign records the devastation of Gutium, while two years seem to commemorate his legal reforms ("Year in which Ur-Nammu the king put in order the ways [of the people in the country] from below to above", "Year Ur-Nammu made justice in the land").
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