Nam-mahani explained

Nam-mahani
Sumerian: {{cuneiform|
Ruler of Lagash
Reign:c. 2100 BCE
Predecessor:Ur-gar
Successor:Utu-hengal
(Uruk V dynasty)
Dynasty:Ruler of Lagash

Nam-mahani (Sumerian: {{cuneiform|, nam-maḫ-ni)[1] was a Sumerian ruler, and the last ensi of Lagash circa 2100 BCE (middle chronology), roughly contemporaneous with the last king of Akkad, Shu-turul.[2] [3] His reign was followed by that of Utu-hengal, who destroyed the power of the Gutian Dynasty, and put and end to the power of the various city-states, reunifying the Sumerian realm.

Inscriptions

Nam-mahani is known from various inscriptions,[4] and especially a macehead dedicated by queen Nininimgina and bearing the name of King Nam-Mahani, to god Kindazi:[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sumerian Dictionary .
  2. Book: Leick . Gwendolyn . Who's Who in the Ancient Near East . 2002 . Routledge . 9781134787951 . 185 . en.
  3. Hansen . Donald P. . A Sculpture of Gudea, Governor of Lagash . Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Arts . 1988 . 64 . 1 . 6 . 10.1086/DIA41504782 . 41504782 . 192679735 . 0011-9636.
  4. Web site: CDLI-Found Texts . cdli.ucla.edu.
  5. Book: Women's Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Anthology of the Earliest Female Authors . 2017 . Cambridge University Press . 978-1-108-50577-2 . 182 . en.