Ur-Nammu

Sumerian king
Person human Q297417
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Ur-Nammu

Summary

Ur-Nammu is a human[1]. He was born on -2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on -2094-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a ruler[4]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month, #7,036 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Ur-Nammu was born on -2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Ur-Nammu died on -2094-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Ur-Nammu was married to Watartum[6].
  • A child of Ur-Nammu was Shulgi[7].
  • A child of Ur-Nammu was Ennirgalanna[8].
  • Ur-Nammu's professions included ruler[4].
  • Ur-Nammu held the position of emperor[9].
  • Ur-Nammu's religion is recorded as Sumerian religion[10].
  • Ur-Nammu's image is recorded as Ur-Nammu (name).jpg[11].
  • Ur-Nammu is recorded as male[12].
  • Ur-Nammu's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Ur-Nammu's family is recorded as Third Dynasty of Ur[14].
  • Ur-Nammu's ISNI is recorded as 0000000099254772[15].
  • Ur-Nammu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69783482[16].
  • Ur-Nammu's GND ID is recorded as 12139672X[17].
  • Ur-Nammu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n99266223[18].
  • Ur-Nammu's Commons category is recorded as Ur-Nammu[19].
  • Ur-Nammu's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/038645[20].
  • Ur-Nammu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Sumerian[21].
  • Ur-Nammu's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Ur-Nammu[22].
  • Ur-Nammu's present in work is recorded as Sumerian King List[23].
  • Ur-Nammu's FAST ID is recorded as 440583[24].
  • Ur-Nammu's time period is recorded as Ur III period[25].
  • Ur-Nammu's culture is recorded as Sumer[26].
  • Ur-Nammu's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 4701284[27].

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Origins and Family

Ur-Nammu was born on -2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Ur-Nammu worked as a ruler[4]. He held the position of emperor[9].

Personal Life

Among Ur-Nammu's spouses was Watartum[6]. Children include Shulgi[7], a sovereign[28] and Ennirgalanna[8], a priest[29]. His religion is recorded as Sumerian religion[10].

Death and Burial

Ur-Nammu died on -2094-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Why It Matters

Ur-Nammu ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (265 views/month, #7,036 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Works attributed to him include Code of him[32], a clay tablet[33], in Third Dynasty of Ur[34], written by him[35].

FAQs

Who was Ur-Nammu married to?

Ur-Nammu's spouses include Watartum[6].

What did Ur-Nammu do for work?

Ur-Nammu worked as ruler[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [2] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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