Return to [[year_names]] ~~NOTOC~~ ====== Ur-Namma ====== [[ur-namma|Go here for a biography of Ur-Namma]] ===== Nammu or Namma? ===== ==== Year names of Ur-Namma ==== **1. mu ur-dnamma lugal** : Year: "Ur-Namma (is) King" * unattested **b. mu ur-dnamma lugal-e sig-ta igi-nim-še3 giri3 si bi2-sa2-a** : Year: "Ur-Namma, the king, straightened out the road from the south to the north" * Identified as year h in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 14). * RTC 261 (Girsu) rev. 2.14: mu# ur-{d}namma lugal-e# sig-ta igi-nim-sze3 giri3# si bi2-sa2-a * RTC 262 (Girsu) rev. 2: mu ur-{d}namma lugal-e sig-ta igi-nim-sze3 giri3 si bi-sa2-a * RTC 263 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu ur-{d}namma lugal-e sig-ta igi-nim-sze3 giri3 si bi2-sa2-a * MVN 7, 380 (Girsu) rev. 9: mu ur-{d}namma lugal-e [sig-ta igi-nim]-sze3 giri3 si bi2-[sa2-a] * BM 28770 (Girsu): mu lugal-e gìr si bi-sá-a * BM 28688 (Girsu): mu lugal-e gìr [si] bí-sá-[] [[https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/search_results.php?SearchMode=Text&requestFrom=Search&Period=Ur+III&DatesReferenced=ur-namma.b|click here for CDLI entries dated to Ur-Namma b]] **c. mu ur-{d}namma nig2-si-sa2 kalam-ma mu-ni-gar** : Year: "Ur-Namma declared an amnesty (misharum) in the land" * Identified as year h/ii in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 16) * unattested **d. mu en-dinanna unuki-a dumu ur-dnamma lugal-a maš-e ba-pa3-da** Year: "The //en//-priest of Inanna, a child of Ur-Namma, the king, was chosen by extispicy" * Identified as year i in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 16) * RTC 264 (Girsu) rev. 2.6: mu en {d}inanna unu{ki}-a dumu ur-{d}namma lugal-a masz-e ba-pa3-da-sze3# **e. mu bad3 uri2ki ba-du3-a** : Year: "The wall of Ur was built" * Identified as year p in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 19) * RTC 269 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu bad3 uri5{ki} ba-du3-a * MVN 6, 518 (Girsu) rev. 11: mu bad3 uri5#[{ki}] ba-du3 [[https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/search_results.php?SearchMode=Text&requestFrom=Search&Period=Ur+III&DatesReferenced=ur-namma.e|click here for CDLI entries dated to Ur-Namma e]] **f. mu lugal-e nibruki-ta nam-lugal šu ba-ti-a** : Year: "The king received kingship from Nippur" * Also identified as year f in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 12) * unattested **g. mu e2 dnanna ba-du3-a** Year: "The temple of Nanna was built" * Also identified as year g in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 14) * unattested **h. mu en dnanna maš-e ba-pa3-da** : Year: "The //en//-priestess of Nanna was chosen by extispicy" * Identified as year b in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 10) * unattested. * Note the similarity between this year name and the abbreviation frequently used for Š 43: mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3 **i. mu i7-a-dnin-tu ba-al** : Year: "The 'A-Nintu' canal was dug" * Identified as year q in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 19) * RTC 232 (Girsu) rev. 2.1: [mu i7 a {d}]nin#-tu# [ba-ba-al]-la#? * RTC 270 (Girsu) rev. 6: mu i7 a-{d}nin-tu ba-al * MVN 7, 459 (Girsu) rev. 8 : mu i7 a-{d}nin-tu ba-al * ITT 5, 6708 (Girsu) rev. 5 : mu i7 a-{d}nin-tu * BPOA 1, 117 (Girsu) rev. 1: mu i7 {d}nin-tu ba-ba-al [[https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/search_results.php?SearchMode=Text&requestFrom=Search&Period=Ur+III&DatesReferenced=ur-namma.i|click here for CDLI entries dated to Ur-Namma i]] **j. mu nin-dingir diškur maš-e pa3-da** Year: "The //nin-dingir//-priestess of Ishkur was chosen by extispicy * Identified as year n in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 18) * RTC 257 (Girsu) rev. 2: mu nin-dingir {d}iszkur masz-e ba-pa3-da * MVN 7, 170 (Girsu) rev. 1 : mu nin-dingir {d}iszkur masz-e pa3-da * BM 26269 (Girsu): mu nin-dingir {d}[iszkur] masz-e pad3-da * AOAT 25, p. 81, 10 (Girsu) rev. 4: mu nin-dingir {d}#[iszkur] masz2-e ba-pa3-da Sigrist & Damerow attribute very similar year names to Ur-Ningirsu year (ca) and to Ur-Namma year (j) and these tablets could belong to either. Muazzez Çig (AOAT 25, p. 78) suggests the possibility of reading AOAT 25, p. 78 10, rev.3-4 as ur-a[b-ba] ensi2. If this is correct then the year name on this tablet is more likely to correspond to Ur-Namma rather than Ur-Ningirsu. **k. mu gu-ti-umki ba-hul** : Year: "The land of Guti was destroyed" * Identified as year d in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 11) * unattested **l. mu e2 dnin-sun2 uri2ki-a ba-du3-a** : Year: "The temple of Ninsun was built in Ur" * Identified as year k in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 17) * RTC 265 (Girsu) rev. 3.7: [mu e2] {d}nin#-sun2 [uri5{ki}]-ma# ba-du3-a **m. mu e2 den-lil2-la2 ba-du3-a** : Year: "The temple of Enlil was built" * Identified as year l in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 17) * unattested But note, * [[https://cdli.ucla.edu/P141920|UNT 101]] (Girsu) rev. 5: mu us2-sa e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 si sa2-a * [[https://cdli.ucla.edu/P200631|NFT p. 185, AO 4305]] (Girsu) rev. 6: mu us2-sa e2 {d}en-lil2-la2 si-sa2 This year-name is not listed by Sigrist & Damerow. See NFT p. 183 and UNT p. 274 for brief discussion. **n. mu i7-en-erin2-nun ba-ba-al-la** : Year: "The Iturungal canal was dug" * Identified as year m in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 17-18) with a discussion on the name of the canal. * NFT p. 185, AO 4308 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu# i7 en-sig-nun [ba-ba]-al **o. mu gešgigir dnin-lil2 ba-dim2-ma** : Year: "The chariot of Ninlil was made" * Identified as year j in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 17) * RTC 266 (Girsu) rev. 10: mu {gesz}gigir {d}nin-lil2 ba-dim2-ma * MVN 6, 515 (Girsu) rev. 7: mu {gesz}gigir# [{d}nin-lil2 ...] ba-[dim2-ma] * MVN 6, 517 (Girsu) rev. 13: mu {gesz}gigir {d}nin-lil2 ba-dim2-ma * MVN 6, 521 (Girsu) rev. 11: mu {gesz}gigir {d}nin-lil2 ba-dim2-ma * ITT 4, 7986 (Girsu) [[https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/search_results.php?SearchMode=Text&requestFrom=Search&Period=Ur+III&DatesReferenced=ur-namma.o|click here for CDLI entries dated to Ur-Namma o]] **p. mu dlugal-ba-gara2 e2-a-na ku4-ra** : Year: "The god Lugal-bagara was brought into his temple" * Identified as year Šulgi 12b in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 99); see Carroué ZA 90 (2000) pp. 161-193 * MVN 15, 125 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu lugal ba!-gara2 e2-a ba!-ku4 * ASJ 2, 7 10 (Girsu) rev. 3: mu {d}lugal-ba-gara2 * BM Messenger 206 (Girsu) rev. 5: mu lugal-ba-gara2 * USC 6597 (unclear) rev. 2: mu {d}lugal-ba-gara2# [e2-a ba-an-ku4?] * ANM 3707 (Girsu) rev. 1: mu {d}lugal-ba-gara2 e2-a ba-an-kux(KWU147) * LB 261: mu {d}lugal-ba-gara2 = ? * ZA 90, 167, AO 7872 (Girsu) rev. 5: mu {d}lugal-ba-gara2 * ZA 90, 169, AO 29700 (Girsu) rev. 1-2: mu {d}nin-gir2-su e2-ba-gara2 ku4-ra * Studi Mayer 62 (rev. 2): mu {d}lugal-ba-gara2 e2-a ba-ku4? [[https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/search_results.php?SearchMode=Text&requestFrom=Search&Period=Ur+III&DatesReferenced=ur-namma.p|click here for CDLI entries dated to Ur-Namma p]] **q. mu dlugal-ba-gara2 e2-a ku4-ra us2-sa** : Year after: "The god Lugal-bagara was brought into the temple" * Identified as year Šulgi 13b in //RIME// 3/2 (Frayne 1997, 100); see Carroué ZA 90 (2000) pp. 161-193 * UET 3, 291 (Ur) rev. 5: mu {d}lugal-ba-gara2 e2-a ku4-ra us2-sa * Nisaba 5, U 16525 (Ur): mu lugal-ba-gara2 e2-a ku4-ra us2-sa [[https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/search_results.php?SearchMode=Text&requestFrom=Search&Period=Ur+III&DatesReferenced=ur-namma.q|click here for CDLI entries dated to Ur-Namma q]] ==Note== Only the first year name can be securely assigned to a particular year in Ur-Namma's reign, namely his first year. The use of letters rather than numbers for the rest of the year names indicates that they correct sequence is unknown. [[https://cdli.ucla.edu/search/search_results.php?SearchMode=Text&requestFrom=Search&Period=Ur+III&DatesReferenced=ur-namma|Go here for the texts of Ur-namma on CDLI]] ==Bibliography== * Frayne, Douglas. 1997. //Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). The Royal Inscriptions of Mespotamia, Early Periods//. Vol. 3/2. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. * Frayne, Douglas. 1981. //The Historical Correlations of the Sumerian Royal Hymns (2400-1900 B.C.)//. Ph.D. dissertation, Yale University. (See, in particular, pp. 72-138) * Kraus, F.R. 1951. Zur Chronologie der Könige Ur-Nammu und Šulgi von Ur. //OrNS// 20, 385-398. * Sollberger, E. 1954-1956. Sur la chronologie des rois d'Ur et quelques problèmes connexes. //AfO// 17, 10-14. Return to [[year_names]]