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Ur-Nungal. Ur-Nungal of Uruk was the sixth Sumerian ruler in the First Dynasty of Uruk ( c. 26th century BC ), according to the Sumerian King List, which also claims he ruled 30 years. [1] Both the Sumerian King List and the Tummal Chronicle state he was the son of Gilgamesh, but only the Sumerian King List records he was the father of Udul ...
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Nungal was the daughter of Ereshkigal, Queen of the Underworld, and so was associated with the afterlife but also, as daughter-in-law of the sky god Enlil (who maintained order), with justice. Her consort, Birtum, was an underworld god, also linked with justice, whose name translates as "shackle". She is also referenced, symbolically, as a "daughte...
The following is taken from The Literature of Ancient Sumer, translated by Jeremy Black et al., and from The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature, translated by the same. Ellipses indicate missing words or lines, and question marks suggest an alternate translation of a word.
As noted, the Hymn to Nungalwas included as part of the curriculum of the scribal schools, was probably recited at festivals, and is thought to have encouraged compliance with the law through fear of the punishments that awaited transgressors. Jeremy Black comments: At the same time, the poem provided hope of forgiveness for those who erred in igno...
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Mar 31, 2015 · If this was a throne name, (s)he was stating a claim of power over Ur rather than Daddy Gilgamesh's city or its rival Kish. The King List and Tummal Inscription both record hegemony passing from the First Dynasty of Uruk (Enmerkar-Lugalbanda-Dumuzi-Gilgamesh-UrNungal) to a First Dynasty of Ur.
Uruk, today known as Warka, was a city in the ancient Near East situated east of the present bed of the Euphrates River on the dried-up ancient channel of the Euphrates. The site lies 93 kilometers (58 miles) northwest of ancient Ur, 108 kilometers (67 miles) southeast of ancient Nippur, and 24 kilometers (15 miles) southeast of ancient Larsa.
Seal Portal. Online resources for the study of Mesopotamian stamp and cylinder seals, often with incised legends naming the owner, his profession or educational standing, his patronymic and, looking up in the Mesopotamian hierarchy, his administrative affiliations, are difficult to come by, even though this unassuming administrative tool has ...
The Ur Excavations and Sumerian Literature. Copy by Cyril Gadd of the “Hymn to the God Haia” UET, vol. VI, part I, Literary Texts, pls.CIII, CV. Leonard Woolley’s excavations at Ur have been justly acclaimed for their extraordinary, unexpected, and invaluable archaeological discoveries: the royal cemetery, the Ur-Nammu ziggurat, and the ...
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According to the Sumerian King List, Gilgamesh ruled the city of Uruk for 126 years. After his reign, he was succeeded by Ur-Nungal.
