Ur-Nammu (circa 2112-2094 BCE) was the founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur in Sumer, who initiated the so-called Ur III period (circa 2112 to circa 2004 BCE), also known as the Sumerian Renaissance. He is best known as the king who composed the oldest extant law code in the world, the Code of Ur-Nammu.
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c. 2112 BCE - c. 2004 BCEThe Ur III period in Sumer, known as the Sumerian Renaissance.
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c. 2112 BCE - 2094 BCEUr-Nammu's reign over Sumer.
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c. 2100 BCE - c. 2050 BCEThe Code of Ur-Nammu (the oldest extant code of laws) is written.
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2094 BCEThe Gutians rise again against Sumer. Ur-Nammu killed in battle.
