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Nam-mahani

Nam-mahani
Sumerian: 𒉆𒈤𒉌
Ruler of Lagash
Reignc. 2100 BCE
PredecessorUr-gar
SuccessorUtu-hengal
(Uruk V dynasty)
DynastyRuler of Lagash
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Gudea ruled from Lagash

Nam-mahani (Sumerian: 𒉆𒈤𒉌, nam-maḫ-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.

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 / 𒈗𒀀𒉌 / 𒉆𒋾 / 𒉆𒈤𒉌 / 𒑐𒋼𒋛 / 𒉢𒁓𒆷𒆠𒂠 / 𒎏𒅎𒄀𒈾 / 𒌉𒅗𒆬𒆤 / 𒅇𒉆𒋾𒆷𒉌𒂠 / 𒀀𒈬𒈾𒊒 /𒅆𒁕𒁀 / 𒈗𒈬𒁀𒍣𒄀 / 𒃶𒈠𒁕𒍣𒍣 / 𒈬𒁉

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"

— Inscription 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
    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]
    Human-headed bull in the name of King Nam-Mahani of Lagash, dedicated to Nanshe, circa 2100 BCE. British Museum[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Sumerian Dictionary".
  2. ^ Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 185. ISBN 9781134787951.
  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. ^ "CDLI-Found Texts". cdli.ucla.edu.
  5. ^ a b 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. ^ "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.
  7. ^ "Nam-mahani, British Museum".
  8. ^ "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Lagash
ca. 22nd century BCE 		Succeeded by
Utu-hengal
(Uruk V dynasty)
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nam-mahani