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Ur-Nammu, King of Ur

LC control no.n 99266223
Personal name headingUr-Nammu, King of Ur
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Variant(s)Urnamma, King of Ur
Found inUrnamma of Ur in Sumerian literary tradition, 1999: t.p. (Urnamma of Ur) introd. (Third Dynasty of Ur or Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 B.C.; Urnamma reigned, 2111-2094 B.C.)
The Sumerians, 1963: p. 83 (Ur-Nammu, the founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur, began his reign about 2050 B.C.)
Ency. Brit., v. 22, p. 774-775 (Third Dynasty of Ur, Ur-Nammu, the founder of the dynasty)
New ency. Brit., v. 11, p. 384 (3rd dynasty of Ur, 1st king, Ur-Nammu)