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Foundation Figurine of "King Ur-Nammu"
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History and facts about King Ur-Nammu
- Ur-Nammu (reigned 2047-2030 BCE) was the founder of The Third Dynasty of Ur in Sumer.
- He is best known as the king who composed the first complete law of The Code of Ur-Nammu.
- The Code of Ur-Nammu assumed a universal understanding on the part of the people that law descended from gods.
King Ur-Nammu's figurine
Height: 27.3 cm
- The figurine was found buried in a foundation box buried beneath one of the temple towers.
- It was one of the duties of a Mesopotamian king to care for the gods and restore or rebuild their temples.
Culture: Neo-Sumerian
On this figure the king wears a skirt that has engraved symbols in it meaning " To Inanna the lady of Eanna, his lady, Ur-Nammu the mighty king, king of Ur, king of Sumer and Akkad, her temple he built, to its place he restored it"
- This figurine represents King Ur-Nammu lifting a large basket of earth for making bricks.
- This act is a record for prosperity and to receive the god's blessing.
Ur-Nammu is also credited as the builder the builder of the Great Ziggurat of Ur
Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia was the land between the rivers of Tigris and Euphrates, and it now lies to the modern country of Iraq
Mesopotamia: Foundation Figurine of "King Ur-Nammu"
By: Jade Florendo
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