Nam-mahani

Nam-mahani
Sumerian: 𒉆𒈤𒉌
Nam-mahani; Sumerian: 𒉆𒈤𒉌
Ruler of Lagash
Reign	c. 2100 BCE
Predecessor	Ur-gar
Successor	Utu-hengal; (Uruk V dynasty)
Dynasty	Ruler of 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.

Lagash

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

^dkinda2-zi / lugal-a-ni / nam-ti / nam-mah-ni / ensi2 / lagash^KI-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
Human-headed bull in the name of King Nam-Mahani of Lagash, dedicated to Nanshe, circa 2100 BCE. British Museum^[7]^[8]

References

^ "Sumerian Dictionary".
^ Leick, Gwendolyn (2002). Who's Who in the Ancient Near East. Routledge. p. 185. ISBN 9781134787951.
^ 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.
^ "CDLI-Found Texts". cdli.ucla.edu.
^ ^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.
^ "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.
^ "Nam-mahani, British Museum".
^ "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Ur-gar	King of Lagash ca. 22nd century BCE	Succeeded by Utu-hengal (Uruk V dynasty)

[1] "Sumerian Dictionary".

[GL-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.

[WAM-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] "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.

[7] "Nam-mahani, British Museum".

[8] "CDLI-Archival View". cdli.ucla.edu.

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Nam-mahani Sumerian: 𒉆𒈤𒉌
Ruler of Lagash
Reign	c. 2100 BCE
Predecessor	Ur-gar
Successor	Utu-hengal (Uruk V dynasty)
Dynasty	Ruler of Lagash