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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. 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-kalama .
Nov 13, 2017 · Ur-Nungal was born at the time of his father's rule after his journey for immortality. Born in a era of peace and prosperity. No treasure or joy was kept from the child, experiencing all the world had to offer at a relatively young age. The child's personality was identical to that of the tyrant king that ruled before his journey.
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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. What role Ur-Nungal had in that change we can only ...
Jan 10, 2018 · Skills. Can open Gate of Babylon just like her father. Princess Ur-Nungal Of Uruk, also known as Nungal, Eiyuu Hime or the most common Nungal-sama, is the self-proclaimed stepdaughter of the Pendragon Family, and the self-proclaimed ruler of the Happy Hall Of Heroes. Not to mention her remarkable role as the ojou character.
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Ninegal. Nungal ( Sumerian: 𒀭𒎏𒃲 dNun-gal, "great princess"), also known as Manungal and possibly Bēlet-balāṭi, was the Mesopotamian goddess of prisons, sometimes also associated with the underworld. She was worshiped especially in the Ur III period in cities such as Nippur, Lagash and Ur.
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Gilgamesh ( / ˈɡɪlɡəmɛʃ /, [7] / ɡɪlˈɡɑːmɛʃ /; [8] Akkadian: 𒀭𒄑𒂆𒈦, romanized: Gilgameš; originally Sumerian: 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒎌, romanized: Bilgames) [9] [a] was a hero in ancient Mesopotamian mythology and the protagonist of the Epic of Gilgamesh, an epic poem written in Akkadian during the late 2nd millennium BC.
