Nammahani

Nam-mahani

Nam-mahani

Ruler of Lagash

Nam-mahani (Sumerian: π’‰†π’ˆ€π’‰Œ, nam-maαΈ«-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.

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Gudea ruled from Lagash

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]

Macehead dedicated by Queen Nininimgina for Nam-Mahani, British Museum, BM 22445

𒀭𒃱𒍣 / π’ˆ—π’€€π’‰Œ / 𒉆𒋾 / π’‰†π’ˆ€π’‰Œ / 𒑐𒋼𒋛 / 𒉒𒁓𒆷𒆠𒂠 / π’Žπ’…Žπ’„€π’ˆΎ / π’Œ‰π’…—π’†¬π’†€ / π’…‡π’‰†π’‹Ύπ’†·π’‰Œπ’‚  / π’€€π’ˆ¬π’ˆΎπ’Š’ /𒅆𒁕𒁀 / π’ˆ—π’ˆ¬π’€π’£π’„€ / π’ƒΆπ’ˆ π’•π’£π’£ / π’ˆ¬π’‰

dkinda2-zi / lugal-a-ni / nam-ti / nam-mah-ni / ensi2 / lagashKI-ka-she3 / nin-inim-gi-na / dumu ka-ku3-ke4 / u3 nam-ti-la-ni-she3 / a mu-na-ru / shita2-ba / lugal-mu ba-zi-ge / he2-ma-da-zi-zi / mu-bi

"To Kindazi, her king. Nininimgina, daughter of Kaku, donated this on account of the life of Nammahani, ruler of Lagash, and also for her life"

β€”β€ŠInscription of Nininimgina for the life of Nam-mahani[5][6]

Other objects

  • The votive macehead in the name of King Nam-Mahani and Queen Ninkagina of Lagash, dedicated to god Kindazi, circa 2100 BCE. British Museum
  • Human-headed bull in the name of King Nam-Mahani of Lagash, dedicated to Nanshe, circa 2100 BCE. British Museum[7][8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Sumerian Dictionary".
  2. [2]
    Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 185. ISBN 9781134787951.
  3. [3]
    Hansen, Donald P. (1988). "A Sculpture of Gudea, Governor of Lagash". Bulletin of the Detroit Institute of Arts. 64 (1): 6. doi:10.1086/DIA41504782. ISSN 0011-9636. JSTOR 41504782. S2CID 192679735.
  4. [4]
    "CDLI-Found Texts". cdli.ucla.edu.
  5. [5]
    Women's Writing of Ancient Mesopotamia: An Anthology of the Earliest Female Authors. Cambridge University Press. 2017. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-108-50577-2.
  6. [6]
    "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.
  7. [7]
    "Nam-mahani, British Museum".
  8. [8]
    "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.
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