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Nammu (ð’€ð’‡‰
dENGUR = dLAGAB×ḪAL; also read Namma) was a
Mesopotamian goddess regarded as a
creator deity in the
local theology of Eridu. It is ****umed...
- Ur-
Nammu (or Ur-Namma, Ur-Engur, Ur-Gur, Sumerian: 𒌨ð’€ð’‡‰; died c. 2094 BC)
founded the
Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur, in
southern Mesopotamia, following...
- The Code of Ur-
Nammu is the
oldest known surviving law code. It is from
Mesopotamia and is
written on tablets, in the
Sumerian language c. 2100–2050 BCE...
- Ur-
Nammu was
originally his governor.
There are two
stelae discovered in Ur that
include this
detail in an
inscription about Ur-
Nammu's life. Ur-
Nammu rose...
- with the
Royal Mausolea and the
Palace of Ur-
Nammu (the E-hursag). The
ziggurat was
built by King Ur-
Nammu, who
dedicated it in
honour of Nanna/Sîn in...
- In a
fourth tradition, more sp****ly attested, his wife was the
goddess Nammu instead. In
addition to
listing his
spouses and children, god
lists also...
- come into
being through a
series of
cosmic births such as gods. First,
Nammu, the
primeval waters, gave
birth to Ki (the earth) and An (the sky), who...
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marking the short-lived "Fifth
dynasty of Uruk",
followed by Ur
ruler Ur-
Nammu (c. 2047–2030 BC),
founder of the
Third Dynasty of Ur.
There are very few...
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built in the 21st
century BC (short chronology),
during the
reign of Ur-
Nammu and was
reconstructed in the 6th
century BC by Nabonidus, the last king...
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whether this
should be attempted.
Extant collections include: The Code of Ur-
Nammu of Ur. The Code of Lipit-Ishtar of Isin. The Laws of
Eshnunna (written by...
