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Ur-Nammu Quotes

2047 BC–2030 BC

Ur-Nammu (or Ur-Namma, Ur-Engur, Ur-Gur, Sumerian: 𒌨𒀭𒇉, ca. 2047-2030 BCE short chronology) founded the Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia, following several centuries of Akkadian and Gutian rule. His main achievement was state-building, and Ur-Nammu is chiefly remembered today for his legal code, the Code of Ur-Nammu, the oldest known surviving example in the world.

Also known as: Ur-Engur, Ur-Gur, Ur-Namma

Random Ur-Nammu quote

4 quotes

Who will dig it?
Who will dig it?
Who will dig the canal?
Who will dig the Kec-kug canal?
Who will dig the canal?
Who will dig the Pabi-luh canal?
Who will dig the canal?
Wealthy Ur-Namma will dig it.
The trustworthy, prosperous youth will dig it.

E-temen-ni-guru, a delightful residence.

Enki presented me with my broad wisdom.

May the watercourse bring them (the fish) into my canal, may they be carried in baskets to him.
May the watercourse bring them into Urim, into my canal, may they be carried in baskets to him.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ur-Nammu (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.