Nam-mahani

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.

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

Lagash

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

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  The votive macehead in the name of King Nam-Mahani and Queen Ninkagina of Lagash, dedicated to god Kindazi, circa 2100 BCE. British Museum
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  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. 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 Ur-gar	King of Lagash ca. 22nd century BCE	Succeeded by Utu-hengal (Uruk V dynasty)