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'''Ur-Nammu''' (or '''Ur-Namma''', '''Ur-Engur''', '''Ur-Gur''', ca. 2047-2030 BC [[short chronology]]) founded the [[Sumer]]ian [[3rd dynasty of Ur]], in southern [[Mesopotamia]], following several centuries of [[Akkadian Empire|Akkadian]] and [[Gutian period|Gutian]] rule. His main achievement was state-building, and Ur-Nammu is chiefly remembered today for his [[legal code]], the ''[[Code of Ur-Nammu]]'', the oldest known surviving example in the world.
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'''Ur-Nammu''' (or '''Ur-Namma''', '''Ur-Engur''', '''Ur-Gur''', ca. 2047-2030 BC [[short chronology]]) founded the [[Sumer]]ian [[3rd dynasty of Ur]], in southern [[Mesopotamia]], following several centuries of [[Akkadian Empire|Akkadian]] and [[Gutian period|Gutian]] rule. His main achievement was state-building, and Ur-Nammu is chiefly remembered today for his [[legal code]], the ''[[Code of Ur-Nammu]]'', the oldest known surviving example in the world.
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