Taram-Uram (''she who loves Ur'') was a king's daughter and queen at the end of the third millennium BC. She was the daughter of the king of Mari, Apil-kin (about 2126-2091 BCE) and the wife of

Shulgi Shulgi ( dŠulgi, formerly read as Dungi) of Ur was the second king of the Third Dynasty of Ur. He reigned for 48 years, from c. 2094 – c. 2046 BC (Middle Chronology) or possibly c. 2030 – 1982 BC ( Short Chronology). His accomplishme ...

, second king of the

Third Dynasty of Ur The Third Dynasty of Ur, also called the Neo-Sumerian Empire, refers to a 22nd to 21st century Common Era, BC (middle chronology) Sumerian ruling dynasty based in the city of Ur and a short-lived territorial-political state which some historians c ...

. The marriage was most likely arranged by

Ur-Nammu Ur-Nammu (or Ur-Namma, Ur-Engur, Ur-Gur, Sumerian: , ruled c. 2112 BC – 2094 BC middle chronology, or possibly c. 2048–2030 BC short chronology) founded the Sumerian Third Dynasty of Ur, in southern Mesopotamia, following several centuries ...

, father of Shulgi. When coming to Ur she must have changed her name. Her birth name is unknown. She was most likely the principal wife of the king in the first years of his reign and might even be the mother of his son and successor

Amar-Sin Amar-Sin ( akk, : '' DAmar D Sîn'', after the Moon God Sîn", the "𒀭" being a silent honorific for "Divine"), initially misread as Bur-Sin (c. 2046-2037 BC middle chronology, or possibly ca. 1982–1973 BC short chronology) was the third rule ...

. The latter made death offerings to her father. T. M. Sharlach: ''An Ox of One's Own, Royal Wives and Religion at the Court of the Third Dynasty of Ur'', Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston 2017, ISBN 978-1-5015-1447-0, 26-27

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