Ur-nigin

Ur-nigin, also Ur-nigina (, ur-niŋin) or Ur-nigar (, ur-ni-gar) was a Governor (ensi) of Uruk who lived in 22nd century BC.

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Uruk
Place of birth: Uruk
Child: Ur-gigir
Occupation: ruler
Languages spoken: Sumerian
Followed by: Ur-gigir

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point in time: 2200-00-00
floruit: 2300-00-00

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Ur-nigin, also Ur-nigina (, ur-niŋin) or Ur-nigar (, ur-ni-gar) was a Governor (ensi) of Uruk who lived in 22nd century BC.

According to the Sumerian King List, Ur-Nigin destroyed the Akkadian Empire, which had probably already be weakened by the Gutians, and established a short-lived Fifth Dynasty of Uruk.

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