• Nammu (𒀭𒇉 dENGUR = dLAGAB×ḪAL; also read Namma) was a Mesopotamian goddess regarded as a creator deity in the local theology of Eridu. It is assumed...
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    Ur-Nammu (or Ur-Namma, Ur-Engur, Ur-Gur, Sumerian: 𒌨𒀭𒇉, ruled c. 2112 BC – 2094 BC middle chronology) founded the Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur, in...
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    The Code of Ur-Nammu is the oldest known law code surviving today. It is from Mesopotamia and is written on tablets, in the Sumerian language c. 2100–2050...
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    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...
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    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/SĂŽn in...
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    In a fourth tradition, more sparsely attested, his wife was the goddess Nammu instead. In addition to listing his spouses and children, god lists also...
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  • territory into western side of the kingdom. In 176, he named his second son Nammu as the crown prince (subsequent king Gogukcheon), which consolidated the...
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    was found at Ebla, in modern Syria (c. 2400 BC). The Sumerian Code of Ur-Nammu (c. 2100–2050 BC), then the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi (c. 1760 BC), are...
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    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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  • Woo, was the queen of Goguryeo as the wife of both King Gogukcheon (Go Nammu) and later his younger brother King Sansang (Go Yeonu). She was famous for...
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    Stele of Utu-Hengal Following this, Ur-Nammu of Ur ordered the destruction of Gutium. The year 11 of king Ur-Nammu also mentions "Year Gutium was destroyed"...
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    introduced in its combined form until the reign of the Neo-Sumerian king Ur-Nammu (c. 2112–2095 BC), who created it in an effort to unify the southern and...
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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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  • Ur-Baba) and a sanctuary of Inanna of Eridu (built by Ur III ruler Ur-Nammu). Ur-Nammu also recorded building a temple of Ishtar of Eridu at Ur which is assumed...
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    prestige and legacy would be claimed by monarchs for centuries to come. Ur-Nammu of Ur, who founded the Neo-Sumerian Empire and reunified most of Mesopotamia...
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    qualify for practising law. Some notable historical jurists include: Ur-Nammu Lycurgus of Sparta Solon of Athens B. R. Ambedkar Ulpian and Gaius Muhammad...
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    law code, now known as the Code of Ur-Nammu because it was originally thought to have been authored by Ur-Nammu. He also built or rebuilt numerous temples...
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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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    empires. Some of the important historical Mesopotamian leaders were Ur-Nammu (king of Ur), Sargon of Akkad (who established the Akkadian Empire), Hammurabi...
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  • Nammu is a village in Homalin Township, Hkamti District, in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. Google Maps (Map). Google. Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft...
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    high up. The Ziggurat of Ur is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat built by King Ur-Nammu, who dedicated it in honor of Nanna/SĂŽn in approximately the 21st century...
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    year's output of 18 tons. Sudanese minister for minerals Mohamed Bashir Abu Nammu accused the RSF of looting around 15 tons of silver and 1,273 kilograms...
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    Kur or underworld of Sumerian mythology. In another even older tradition, Nammu, the goddess of the primeval creative matter and the mother-goddess portrayed...
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  • Gugyang-wang McCune–Reischauer Kogukch'ŏn-wang, Kugyang-wang Birth name Hangul 고남무 Hanja 高男武 Revised Romanization Go Nammu McCune–Reischauer Ko Nammu...
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    as well as Isin, Larsa, and other dynasties. The Code of Ur-Nammu is attributed to Ur-Nammu, founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur Code of Lipit-Ishtar Code...
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    brother, most likely to legitimize their claim to rule over Mesopotamia. Ur-Nammu and Shulgi both left behind inscriptions attesting their personal devotion...
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  • ISBN 978-0-19-283589-5. Hardy, James (2022-04-22). "The 10 Most Important Sumerian Gods: Nammu, Enki, Enlil, and More! | History Cooperative". Retrieved 2024-08-01. Kramer...
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    Yarlaganda Tirigan Fifth dynasty of Uruk Utu-hengal Third Dynasty of Ur Ur-Nammu Shulgi Amar-Sin Shu-Sin Ibbi-Sin Dynasty of Isin Ishbi-Erra Shu-Ilishu Iddin-Dagan...
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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...
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  • BC–2110 BC: Uruk–Gutian war. 2112 BC–2095 BC: Sumerian campaigns of Ur-Nammu. Sin-lĂŠqi-unnĂ­nni (2017). Ele que o abismo viu [He who Saw the Abysm] (in...
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