Urukagina
E790960
Urukagina was a Sumerian ruler of the city-state of Lagash, known for instituting some of the earliest recorded social and legal reforms in history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Urukagina canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian ruler
ⓘ
king of Lagash ⓘ |
| associatedWithDeity |
Nanshe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ningirsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attestedIn |
Sumerian royal inscriptions
ⓘ
archaeological finds at Girsu ⓘ |
| capital | Girsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| civilization | Sumerian civilization ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Umma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Sumer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-Sargonic period ⓘ |
| floruit | circa 24th century BCE ⓘ |
| governedFrom | Girsu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
among the earliest known lawgivers
ⓘ
precursor to later Mesopotamian law codes ⓘ |
| implementedReform |
limitation of temple officials’ economic power
ⓘ
prohibition of certain corrupt practices ⓘ protection of widows and orphans ⓘ regulation of taxes and fees ⓘ restoration of property to temples and citizens ⓘ |
| knownFor |
curbing abuses of officials and priests
ⓘ
early legal reforms ⓘ early social reforms ⓘ one of the earliest recorded legal codes ⓘ protecting the poor and weak ⓘ reform texts of Lagash ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| legalInnovation |
codified social and economic regulations
ⓘ
formalized penalties for certain abuses ⓘ |
| legalPhilosophy |
emphasis on justice for the weak
ⓘ
limitation of elite exploitation ⓘ |
| lostPowerTo | Lugalzagesi of Umma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameVariant |
Uru-ka-gina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uruinimgina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
ensi of Lagash
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ruler of the city-state of Lagash ⓘ |
| predecessor | Lugalanda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | city-state of Lagash ⓘ |
| region | southern Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| religion | Sumerian religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ruled | Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType |
clay tablets
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ |
| successor | Lugalzagesi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
3rd millennium BCE
ⓘ
Early Dynastic III period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleUsedInInscriptions | ensi of Lagash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | cuneiform ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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