Ur-Nammu. While some translations of Sumerian texts had included the divine determinative before Ur-Nammu's name more recent evidence indicates this was a mistaken addition. Despite this, the belief that the king was deified after death has been expressed just as recently, demonstrating a lack of certainty on this issue (though these were written during the same year as the new interpretations of the evidence and thus could not refer to them). Sharlach has more recently noted that favour for Ur-Nammu not having been deified has been accepted by many scholars. Ur-Nammu's death in battle was commemorated in a long Sumerian elegiac composition, "The Death of Ur-Nammu". The king seems to have married family members to important people all over the empire to secure loyalty in provinces. One example is his daughter Simat-Ištaran, who was married to a local general. Year names of Ur-Nammu Several of the year names of Ur-Nammu are known, documenting the major events of his reign. The main year names are: "Ur-Namma (is) King" "Ur-Namma declared an amnesty (misharum) in the land" "The wall of Ur was built" "The king received kingship from Nippur" "The temple of Nanna was built" "The 'A-Nintu' canal was dug" "The land of Guti was destroyed" "The god Lugal-bagara was brought into his temple" Artifacts See also Nammu: the god Ur-Nammu was named after. Notes External links Site drawings of the temple built by Ur-Nammu at Ur to the moon god Nanna. Nabonidus dedication to the Ziggurat The Code of Ur-Nammu at Britannica Foundation Figurine of King Ur-Nammu at the Oriental Institute of Chicago The face of Ur-Namma. A realistic statue of Ur-Namma shows us how he may have looked. A brief description of the reign of Ur-Namma. I am Ur-Namma. The life and death of Ur-Namma, as told in Babylonian literature. |- Sumerian rulers Ancient legislators 22nd-century BC Sumerian kings 21st-century BC Sumerian kings Third Dynasty of Ur