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Ninsun was a Mesopotamian goddess. She is best known as the mother of the hero Gilgamesh and wife of deified legendary king Lugalbanda, and appears in this role in most versions of the Epic of Gilgame
Relief with an inscription mentioning Ninsun. Louvre Museum.
Ur-Nammu's dedication tablet for the temple of Ninsun in Ur: "For his lady Ninsun, Ur-Nammu the mighty man, King of Ur and King of Sumer and Akkad, has built her temple"
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Ur-Nammu
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Ur-Nammu was a Sumerian king who founded the Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia, following several centuries of Akkadian and Gutian rule. Though he built many temples and canals his
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β¦Dynasty of Ur regarded Ninsun as their divine mother, and Gilgamesh as their brother, most likely to legitimize their claim to rule over Mesopotamia. Ur-Nammu and Shulgi both left behind inscriptions attesting their personal devotion to this goddess, and a prince only known from a single attestation bore theβ¦
Enthroned King Ur-Nammu, founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur, on a cylinder seal. Inscription of the upper segment: "Ur-Nammu, the Great man, King of Ur". The name of King Ur-Nammu (π¨ππ) appears vertically in the upper right corner.
Ur-Nammu dedication tablet for the Temple of Inanna in Uruk. Inscription "For his lady Inanna, Ur-Nammu the mighty man, King of Ur and King of Sumer and Akkad": ππΉ Dinanna.... "For Inanna-" ππππΎ Nin-e-an-na.... "Ninanna," πππ NIN-a-ni.... "his Lady" π¨ππ UR-NAMMU.... "Ur-Nammu" πππ΅ NITAH KALAG ga.... "the mighty man" ππππ π LUGAL URIM KI ma.... "King of Ur" ππ πππ π΅π€ LUGAL ki en gi ki URI ke.... "King of Sumer and Akkad"
Ur-Nammu built the great Ziggurat of Ur