| Reign | c. 2425 BC |
|---|---|
| Father | Enakalle |
| Predecessor | Enakalle |
| Successor | Il |
| Dynasty | 1st Dynasty of Umma |
| Succession | King of Umma |
Ur-Lumma (, Ur DLum-ma; )[1][2] was a ruler of the Sumerian city-state of Umma. 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 Il, a priest-king, who also attacked Lagash, but was again defeated by Entemena.[7]
References
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- ^ Van De Mieroop, Marc (2004). A History of the Ancient Near East: Ca. 3000-323 BC. Wiley. pp. 50–51. ISBN 9780631225522.
- ^ Johns, C. H. W. (1913). Ancient Babylonia. CUP Archive. p. 33
- ^ Sallaberger, Walther & Schrakamp, Ingo (2015). Arcane III. BREPOLS. p. 76.
- ^ Sallaberger, Walther & Schrakamp, Ingo (2015). History & Philology. Walther Sallaberger & Ingo Schrakamp (eds), Brepols. pp. 77–78. ISBN 978-2-503-53494-7.
- ^ "Enanatum I". Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. Oxford University.
- ^ Lambert, Maurice (1965). "L'occupation du Girsu par Urlumma roi d'Umma". Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale. 59 (2): 81–84. ISSN 0373-6032. JSTOR 23283258