''Ur-Lumma'' ( sux, , ) was a ruler of the
Sumerian city-state of
Umma
Umma ( sux, ; in modern Dhi Qar Province in Iraq, formerly also called Gishban) was an ancient city in Sumer. There is some scholarly debate about the Sumerian and Akkadian names for this site. Traditionally, Umma was identified with Tell J ...
, circa 2400 BCE.
His father was King
Enakalle, who had been vanquished by
Eannatum of
Lagash
Lagash (cuneiform: LAGAŠKI; Sumerian: ''Lagaš''), was an ancient city state located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about east of the modern town of Ash Shatrah, Iraq. Lagash (modern Al-Hiba) w ...
.
Ur-Lumma claimed the title of "King" (''
Lugal
Lugal ( Sumerian: ) is the Sumerian term for "king, ruler". Literally, the term means "big man." In Sumerian, ''lu'' "𒇽" is "man" and ''gal'' " 𒃲" is "great," or "big."
It was one of several Sumerian titles that a ruler of a city-state coul ...
'').
His reign lasted at least 12 years.
Ur-Lumma again entered in a territorial conflict with Lagash, for the fertile plain of
Gu-Edin.
Ur-Lumma, attacked
Lagash
Lagash (cuneiform: LAGAŠKI; Sumerian: ''Lagaš''), was an ancient city state located northwest of the junction of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and east of Uruk, about east of the modern town of Ash Shatrah, Iraq. Lagash (modern Al-Hiba) w ...
and its king
Enannatum
Enannatum I ( sux, , ), son of Akurgal, succeeded his brother E-anna-tum as '' Ensi'' (ruler, king) of Lagash. During his rule, Umma once more asserted independence under its ensi Ur-Lumma, who attacked Lagash unsuccessfully. After several ba ...
, 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
Entemena, also called Enmetena ( sux, , ), lived circa 2400 BC, was a son of En-anna-tum I, and he reestablished Lagash as a power in Sumer. He defeated Il, king of Umma, in a territorial conflict, through an alliance with Lugal-kinishe-dudu of U ...
, the son of Enannatum.
Ur-Lumma was replaced by his nephew
Illi, a priest-king, who also attacked Lagash, but was again defeated by Entemena.
Votive plaque of a beard-IMG 6857.JPG, Votive plate of Queen Bara-irnum
Bara-irnun ( ''bara-ir-nun'') was queen of the Sumerian city-state of Umma and wife of king Gishakidu, circa 2400 BCE. She is particularly known from a gold votive plate, in which she describes her genealogy in great detail. The inscription on th ...
of Umma, "wife of Gishakidu, king of Umma, daughter of Ur-Lumma, king of Umma, grand-daughter of Enakalle, king of Umma, daughter-in-law of Il, king of Umma", to God Shara, in gratitude for sparing her life.
File:Ur-Lumma on the plate of Bara-irnun.jpg, The name "Ur-Lumma" () on the plate of his daughter Bara-irnun (third column)
References
{{Rulers of Sumer
Kings of Umma
24th-century BC Sumerian kings