Shulgi (redirect from Shulgi of ur) of the Great Ziggurat of Ur, begun by his father Ur-Nammu. On his inscriptions, he took the titles "King of Ur", "King of Sumer and Akkad" and "King of... 31 KB (2,882 words) - 02:04, 25 April 2024 |
The lament for Sumer and Urim or the lament for Sumer and Ur is a poem and one of five known Mesopotamian "city laments"—dirges for ruined cities in the... 2 KB (303 words) - 05:00, 26 October 2023 |
Cemetery at Ur. The Sumerian King List provides a tentative political history of ancient Sumer and mentions, among others, several rulers of Ur. Mesannepada... 55 KB (6,752 words) - 13:07, 3 May 2024 |
Gutian rule in Mesopotamia (redirect from Gutian dynasty of Sumer) who carried off the kingship of the land of Sumer to the mountain land, who fi[ll]ed the land of Sumer with wickedness, who took away the wife from the... 36 KB (4,114 words) - 16:41, 27 March 2024 |
Sumerian King List (redirect from Second Dynasty of Ur) Sumerian King List remarks that, after the rule of Ur was abolished, "The very foundation of Sumer was torn out", after which kingship was taken to Isin... 71 KB (5,431 words) - 23:17, 22 April 2024 |
city's tutelary goddess. The other city laments are: The Lament for Sumer and Ur The Lament for Nippur The Lament for Eridu The Lament for Uruk The Book... 22 KB (2,686 words) - 22:44, 22 April 2024 |
Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia) (redirect from Early Dynastic Period of Sumer) was one of Sumer's largest cities, has been estimated to have had a population of 50,000 – 80,000 at its peak. Given the other cities in Sumer and its large... 78 KB (9,245 words) - 19:38, 14 January 2024 |
Ur-Zababa is listed on the Sumerian King List as the second king of the 4th Dynasty of Kish. This text also records that Ur-Zababa had appointed Sargon... 4 KB (520 words) - 16:46, 31 December 2023 |
Sargon of Akkad (section Conquest of Sumer) after his death until the Gutian conquest of Sumer. The Sumerian King List makes him the cup-bearer to King Ur-Zababa of Kish. His empire is thought to have... 54 KB (6,272 words) - 16:36, 1 May 2024 |
a tower in the land of Shinar.' - (10:18) His wife was Ora, daughter of 'Ûr, (the son of Kesed) (Jubilees 11:1). According to the Masoretic text (Genesis... 3 KB (216 words) - 04:09, 19 November 2023 |
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... 63 KB (6,705 words) - 22:11, 12 April 2024 |
of Sumer after two hundred years of Akkadian and Gutian rule, and was at the origin of the foundation of the Third Dynasty of Ur by his son-in-law Ur-Nammu... 12 KB (1,146 words) - 11:59, 2 May 2024 |
Standard of Ur, from tomb PG 779. Shell inlay from tomb PG 779 King at war, with soldiers, from the Standard of Ur. Asia portal Sumer History of Sumer Royal... 6 KB (570 words) - 02:23, 17 April 2024 |
Eannatum (section Conquest of Sumer) Lumma. Eannatum, grandson of Ur-Nanshe and son of Akurgal, was a king of Lagash who conquered all of Sumer, including Ur, Nippur, Akshak (controlled by... 15 KB (1,373 words) - 16:54, 2 May 2023 |
Naram-Sin of Akkad (redirect from Naram-Suen (King of Sumer)) uprising occurred, a large coalition of city-states led by Iphur-Kis of Kish (Sumer) and Amar-Girid of Uruk, joined by Enlil-nizu of Nippur, and including the... 39 KB (4,809 words) - 02:51, 3 May 2024 |
ancient empire of Mesopotamia, succeeding the long-lived civilization of Sumer. Centered on the city of Akkad (/ˈækæd/) and its surrounding region, the... 92 KB (10,875 words) - 03:35, 22 April 2024 |
Hammurabi (redirect from Sumer game) Babylonian god of justice. Unlike earlier Sumerian law codes, such as the Code of Ur-Nammu, which had focused on compensating the victim of the crime, the Law... 37 KB (4,091 words) - 03:24, 30 October 2023 |
Umma (section Ur III period) 𒄑𒆵𒆠 ummaKI; 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... 30 KB (3,411 words) - 18:35, 21 April 2024 |
Sumerian literature (redirect from Literature of sumer) Hammurabi, Samsu-iluna, Abi-Eshuh City Laments such as Lament for Ur and Lament for Sumer and Ur King lists and other historical compositions such as Building... 9 KB (974 words) - 22:52, 22 April 2024 |