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Who was Ur-Nammu in the Fertile Crescent?
Donald A. Mackenzie (Public Domain)
Ur-Nammu (r. 2047-2030 BCE) was the founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur in Sumer who initiated the so-called Ur III Period (2047-1750 BCE) also known as the Summerian Renaissance. He is best known as the king who composed the first complete law code in the world... The Code of Ur-Nammu. Code of Ur-Nammu.
An earlier law code (known as the Code of Urukagina from the 24th century BCE) is only known through partial references to it and so, since the actual text itself has not been found, Ur-Nammu's code is considered the oldest extant. Ur-Nammu is also credited as the builder of the Great Ziggurat of Ur, which still rises above the ruins of the city in the modern day.
Although he is frequently credited with overthrowing the rule of the Gutain (who had conquered Akkad and assumed control of Sumer and the rest of Mesopotamia), he actually followed the lead of the king of Uruk, one Utu-Hegal (his father-in-law), and only took a commanding role once Utu-Hegal was killed. Although he did drive the Gutians from the cities of Sumer, he did not conquer them; this was accomplished by his son, Shulgi of Ur (r. 2029-1982 BCE); some scholars claim Shulgi also wrote the famous code of laws.