Umma
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Umma in modern Dhi Qar Province in Iraq, was an ancient city in Sumer. There is some scholarly debate about the Sumerian and Akkadian names for this site. Traditionally, Umma was identified with Tell
Imprisoned man of Umma on the Stele of the Vultures
An Early Dynastic inscription of Lugalannatum from Umma (Collection of the Louvre Museum)
Clay tablet. Delivery certificate. Reign of Shu-Sin of Ur, 21st century BCE. From Umma, Iraq. Vorderasiatisches Museum, Berlin.
Aerial view of Umma
Lugal-zage-si
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Lugal-Zage-Si of Umma was the last Sumerian king before the conquest of Sumer by Sargon of Akkad and the rise of the Akkadian Empire, and was considered as the only king of the third dynasty of Uruk,
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…Best known for its long frontier conflict with Lagash, as reported c. 2400 BC by Entemena, the city reached its zenith c. 2350 BC, under the rule of Lugal-Zage-Si who also controlled Ur and Uruk. Under the Akkadian Empire Umma was a major power and economic center rivaled only by Adab and Uruk. Eleven governors…
Prisoner in a cage, probably king Lugalzagesi of Uruk due to his oversize figure, being hit on the head with a mace by Sargon of Akkad. Akkadian Empire victory stele c. 2300 BC. Louvre Museum.
"Lugalzagesi, king of Uruk, king of the Land, (...) son of Ukush, ensi of Umma" in the Nippur vase of Lugalzagesi.
Battle between the Sumerians (left) and the Semites, armed with bows and arrows. 20th century reconstitution.
Nippur vase of Lugalzagesi, reconstructed text, and some of the fragments.