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
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'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"
Ur-Nammu built the great Ziggurat of Ur
Ziggurat of Ur
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The Ziggurat of Ur is a Neo-Sumerian ziggurat in what was the city of Ur near Nasiriyah, in present-day Dhi Qar Province, Iraq. The structure was built during the Early Bronze Age by King Ur-Nammu of
Ur-Nammu
β¦remembered today for his legal code, the Code of Ur-Nammu, the oldest known surviving example in the world. He also initiated the construction of the Ziggurat of Ur. He held the titles of "King of Ur" and "King of Sumer and Akkad". His personal goddess was Ninsuna. In royal hymns of the Ur III period, Ur-Nammu ofβ¦
Partially reconstructed façade and the access staircase of the ziggurat. The actual remains of the Neo-Babylonian structure can be seen at the top.
William Loftus's sketch of his discovery of the ziggurat
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