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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 .
Ningal ( Sumerian: "Great Queen"; [2] Akkadian Nikkal [3]) was a Mesopotamian goddess regarded as the wife of the moon god, Nanna /Sin. She was particularly closely associated with his main cult centers, Ur and Harran, but they were also worshiped together in other cities of Mesopotamia.
Mar 31, 2015 · Ur-Nungal of Uruk was the heir of Gilgamesh, a shadowy figure from the Sumerian king list who also appears as maintaining the temple of Enlil at Nippur in the Tummal Inscription. There's something strange about this name: Nungal is also the name of a goddess.
Mar 21, 2023 · The Hymn to Nungal (c. 2000-1600 BCE) is a Sumerian poem praising Nungal, the goddess of prisons and rehabilitation (also associated with the underworld), as well as the prison house she presided over. The piece, also known as Nungal A, was included as part of the curriculum of the scribal schools and was frequently copied. Hymn to Nungal.
- Joshua J. Mark
- The Hymn to Nungal is a Sumerian poem, dated to c. 2000-1600 BCE, describing the "gods' jail" presided over by the goddess Nungal who punishes the...
- Nungal was the Sumerian goddess of prisons, also associated with the underworld, who judged those accused of crimes. She was the daughter of Ereshk...
- Nungal's prison house seems to be located in the underworld or an afterlife plane apart from the mortal realm.
- The Hymn to Nungal is important as a popular piece of ancient Sumerian literature and also for the light it sheds on how prison may have been exper...
Uruk is the type site for the Uruk period. Uruk played a leading role in the early urbanization of Sumer in the mid-4th millennium BC. By the final phase of the Uruk period around 3100 BC, the city may have had 40,000 residents, [2] with 80,000–90,000 people living in its environs, [3] making it the largest urban area in the world at the time.
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Ur-Nungal of Uruk was the sixth Sumerian ruler in the First Dynasty of Uruk (ca. 26th century BC), according to the Sumerian King List, which also claims he ruled 30 years.
