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Kushim ( Sumerian: 𒆪𒋆 KU.ŠIM) is supposedly the earliest known recorded name of a person in writing. The name "Kushim" is found on several Uruk period (c. 3400–3000 BC) clay tablets used to record transactions of barley. It is uncertain if the name refers to an individual, a generic title of an officeholder, or an institution.
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Utu-hengal. King of Uruk. Utu-Hegal, Prince of the Sumerian city of Uruk, praying for victory against the Gutian king Tirigan. 19th century illustration. Reign. c. 2119 BC – 2112 BC. ( Middle Chronology ) c. 2055 BC – 2048 BC. ( Short Chronology) Predecessor.
The Warka Vase or Uruk vase is a slim carved alabaster vessel found in the temple complex of the Sumerian goddess Inanna in the ruins of the ancient city of Uruk, located in the modern Al Muthanna Governorate, in southern Iraq. Like the Uruk Trough and the Narmer Palette from Egypt, it is one of the earliest surviving works of narrative relief ...
Uruk-hai was a Black Speech word that meant "Orc-folk." The name "Uruk-hai" has the element Uruk, a Black Speech word related to "orc" and to the (Valinórean) Quenya word urko (Ñoldorin Quenya: orko) of the same meaning. The element hai means "folk," so "Uruk-hai" is "Orc-folk." A similar term is Olog-hai ("troll-folk"), used for a breed of ...
Uruk. Uruk (sumerski Unug, biblijski Ereč, grčki Orchoë i arapski وركاء Warka) je bio drevni grad u Sumeru i kasnije Babiloniji, smješten istočno od današnjeg toka Eufrata, na crti drevnog kanala Nil, u oblasti močvara, oko 230 km (140 milja) južno-jugozapadno od Bagdada. Postoji još uvijek nedokazana teorija da je savremeni naziv ...
Apr 28, 2011 · Uruk était l'une des villes les plus importantes (à une époque, la plus importante) de l'ancienne Mésopotamie.Selon la Liste Royale Sumérienne, elle a été fondé par le roi Enmerkar vers 4500 av. J.-C. Située dans la région sud de Sumer (aujourd'hui Warka, Irak), Uruk était connue en araméen comme Erech (nom sous lequel elle apparaît dans la Bible), ce qui pourrait avoir donné ...
