Ur-Lumma Explained

Ur-Lumma (sux|{{cuneiform|,)^[1] was a ruler of the Sumerian city-state of Umma, circa 2400 BCE.^[2] His father was King Enakalle, who had been vanquished by Eannatum of Lagash.^[2] Ur-Lumma claimed the title of "King" (Lugal).^[3] His reign lasted at least 12 years.^[4]

Ur-Lumma again entered in a territorial conflict with Lagash, for the fertile plain of Gu-Edin.^[5] Ur-Lumma, attacked Lagash and its king Enannatum, successor of Eannatum, managing to "destroy with fire the stele of Eannatum and the shrines of the gods set up beside it". Ur-Lumma vanquished Enannatum and occupied Lagash, but he was eventually repelled by Entemena, the son of Enannatum.^{[6] [7]}

Ur-Lumma was replaced by his nephew Illi, a priest-king, who also attacked Lagash, but was again defeated by Entemena.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: CDLI-Sumerian inscriptions, RIAA 081 . cdli.ucla.edu.
2. Book: Van De Mieroop . Marc . A History of the Ancient Near East: Ca. 3000-323 BC . 2004 . Wiley . 9780631225522 . 50–51 .
3. Book: Johns . C. H. W. . Ancient Babylonia . 1913 . CUP Archive . 33 . en.
4. Book: Sallaberger, Walther . Arcane III . Schrakamp . Ingo . BREPOLS . 2015 . 76 . en.
5. Book: Sallaberger . Walther . Schrakamp . Ingo . History & Philology . 2015 . Walther Sallaberger & Ingo Schrakamp (eds), Brepols . 978-2-503-53494-7 . 77–78 .
6. Web site: Enanatum I . Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative . Oxford University.
7. Lambert . Maurice . L'occupation du Girsu par Urlumma roi d'Umma . Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale . 1965 . 59 . 2 . 81–84 . 23283258 . 0373-6032.