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Mar 21, 2023 · The work is dated to the Old Babylonian Period (c. 2000-1600 BCE), owing to the number of copies found from that era, but may have been composed during the Ur III Period (2047-1750 BCE), possibly under Shulgi of Ur (r. 2029-1982 BCE) whose interest in widespread literacy resulted in the establishment of more scribal schools (known as edubba, "The House of Tablets"), which encouraged a larger ...
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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 .
Jun 16, 2014 · Ur Nammu was also the subject of other literary works, such as a text in which he visits the Netherworld. (181) The text Leick cites regarding the netherworld - The Death of Ur-Nammu and His Descent to the Underworld (also known as The Death of Ur-Namma) - would make him a mythical hero for generations after his reign. The poem includes a rare ...
Ningal (Sumerian: "Great Queen"; Akkadian Nikkal) 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.
Reign. According to the Sumerian King List, Ur-Nammu reigned for 18 years. Year-names are known for 17 of these years, but their order is uncertain. One year-name of his reign records the devastation of Gutium, while two years seem to commemorate his legal reforms ("Year in which Ur-Nammu the king put in order the ways (of the people in the country) from below to above", "Year Ur-Nammu made ...
Nungal (Sumerian: 𒀭𒎏𒃲 d Nun-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.
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. 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.
