Ur-Nammur

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Ur-Nammur is an alternate spelling of Ur-Nammu, the Sumerian king of Ur who founded the Third Dynasty of Ur and issued one of the earliest known law codes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sumerian king
historical figure
alternateNameOf Ur-Nammu NERFINISHED
associatedWith city of Ur NERFINISHED
ziggurat of Ur NERFINISHED
attestedIn cuneiform inscriptions
buildingActivity construction of city walls
construction of temples
construction of ziggurats
capital Ur NERFINISHED
codeDate circa 2100–2050 BCE
codeLanguage Sumerian
codeSignificance one of the earliest surviving law codes in history
codeType law code
countryRuled Sumer NERFINISHED
Ur III state NERFINISHED
culture Sumerian civilization
deathDate circa 2095 BCE
deathPlace in battle (location uncertain)
dynasty Third Dynasty of Ur NERFINISHED
era Ur III period NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Sumerians NERFINISHED
father unknown
floruit late 3rd millennium BCE
historicalPeriod Bronze Age NERFINISHED
knownFor founding the Third Dynasty of Ur
issuing one of the earliest known law codes
large-scale building projects
reunifying Sumer
language Sumerian
legalSystem Code of Ur-Nammu NERFINISHED
militaryActivity campaigns to consolidate Sumer
notableWork Code of Ur-Nammu NERFINISHED
positionHeld founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur
king of Ur
predecessor Utu-hengal NERFINISHED
region Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
reignEnd circa 2095 BCE
reignStart circa 2112 BCE
religion Sumerian religion NERFINISHED
spouse Queen Shulgi-simti (attributed, uncertain) NERFINISHED
successor Shulgi NERFINISHED
successorDynasty continued by Shulgi
title king of Sumer and Akkad
king of Ur
writingSystemUsed cuneiform

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Ur-Nammu alternateName Ur-Nammur