Ur-Nammur
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Ur-Nammur is an alternate spelling of Ur-Nammu, the Sumerian king of Ur who founded the Third Dynasty of Ur and issued one of the earliest known law codes.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8925921 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ur-Nammur Context triple: [Ur-Nammu, alternateName, Ur-Nammur]
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A.
Eannatum
Eannatum was an early Sumerian king of Lagash known for his military conquests and one of the earliest recorded empires in Mesopotamian history.
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B.
Urukagina
Urukagina was a Sumerian ruler of the city-state of Lagash, known for instituting some of the earliest recorded social and legal reforms in history.
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C.
Naram-Sin of Akkad
Naram-Sin of Akkad was a powerful Mesopotamian king of the Akkadian Empire, famed for declaring himself a god and expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent.
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D.
Lugal Kish
Lugal Kish is an ancient Mesopotamian royal title denoting the king or ruler of the city-state of Kish, often associated with early Sumerian hegemony.
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E.
Lugalbanda
Lugalbanda is a heroic king of Uruk from Sumerian mythology, known both as a central figure in early epic tales and as the father of the legendary hero Gilgamesh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ur-Nammur Target entity description: Ur-Nammur is an alternate spelling of Ur-Nammu, the Sumerian king of Ur who founded the Third Dynasty of Ur and issued one of the earliest known law codes.
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A.
Eannatum
Eannatum was an early Sumerian king of Lagash known for his military conquests and one of the earliest recorded empires in Mesopotamian history.
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B.
Urukagina
Urukagina was a Sumerian ruler of the city-state of Lagash, known for instituting some of the earliest recorded social and legal reforms in history.
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C.
Naram-Sin of Akkad
Naram-Sin of Akkad was a powerful Mesopotamian king of the Akkadian Empire, famed for declaring himself a god and expanding the empire to its greatest territorial extent.
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D.
Lugal Kish
Lugal Kish is an ancient Mesopotamian royal title denoting the king or ruler of the city-state of Kish, often associated with early Sumerian hegemony.
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E.
Lugalbanda
Lugalbanda is a heroic king of Uruk from Sumerian mythology, known both as a central figure in early epic tales and as the father of the legendary hero Gilgamesh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sumerian king
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ |
| alternateNameOf |
Ur-Nammu
ⓘ
linked to:
Ur-Nammur
|
| associatedWith |
city of Ur
ⓘ
ziggurat of Ur ⓘ
linked to:
Ziggurat of Ur
|
| attestedIn | cuneiform inscriptions ⓘ |
| buildingActivity |
construction of city walls
ⓘ
construction of temples ⓘ construction of ziggurats ⓘ |
| capital | Ur ⓘ |
| codeDate | circa 2100–2050 BCE ⓘ |
| codeLanguage | Sumerian ⓘ |
| codeSignificance | one of the earliest surviving law codes in history ⓘ |
| codeType | law code ⓘ |
| countryRuled |
Sumer
ⓘ
Ur III state ⓘ
linked to:
Ur III dynasty
|
| culture | Sumerian civilization ⓘ |
| deathDate | circa 2095 BCE ⓘ |
| deathPlace | in battle (location uncertain) ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Third Dynasty of Ur
ⓘ
linked to:
Third Dynasty of Ur period
|
| era | Ur III period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Sumerians
ⓘ
linked to:
Sumer
|
| father | unknown ⓘ |
| floruit | late 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Bronze Age ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding the Third Dynasty of Ur
ⓘ
issuing one of the earliest known law codes ⓘ large-scale building projects ⓘ reunifying Sumer ⓘ |
| language | Sumerian ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Code of Ur-Nammu ⓘ |
| militaryActivity | campaigns to consolidate Sumer ⓘ |
| notableWork | Code of Ur-Nammu ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur
ⓘ
king of Ur ⓘ |
| predecessor | Utu-hengal ⓘ |
| region | Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| reignEnd | circa 2095 BCE ⓘ |
| reignStart | circa 2112 BCE ⓘ |
| religion | Sumerian religion ⓘ |
| spouse |
Queen Shulgi-simti (attributed, uncertain)
ⓘ
linked to:
Shulgi-simti
|
| successor |
Shulgi
ⓘ
linked to:
Shulgi of Ur
|
| successorDynasty | continued by Shulgi ⓘ |
| title |
king of Sumer and Akkad
ⓘ
king of Ur ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsed | cuneiform ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ur-Nammur Description of subject: Ur-Nammur is an alternate spelling of Ur-Nammu, the Sumerian king of Ur who founded the Third Dynasty of Ur and issued one of the earliest known law codes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ur-Nammur