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Bara-irnun
𒁈𒅕𒉣
Queen of Umma
Votive plate of Queen Bara-Irnun of Umma, "wife of Gishakidu, king of Umma, daughter of Ur-Lumma, king of Umma, grand-daughter of Enakalle, king of Umma, daughter-in-law of Il, king of Umma", to God Shara, in gratitude for sparing her life. [1] [2] Louvre Museum. [3]
Reignc. 2500  BC – 2400  BC
Dynasty1st Dynasty of Umma
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Il was king of Umma, circa 2400 BCE.

Bara-irnun (𒁈𒅕𒉣 bara-ir-nun) was queen of the Sumerian city-state of Umma and wife of king Gishakidu, circa 2400 BCE. [1] She is particularly known from a gold votive plate, in which she describes her genealogy in great detail. [1] The inscription on the plate reads:

For (the god) Shara, lord of the E-mah: when Bara-irnun - wife of Gishakidu, king of Umma, daughter of Ur-Lumma, king of Umma, grand-daughter of Enakalle, king of Umma, daughter-in-law of Il, king of Umma - had made Shara resplendent and had built him a holy throne, for her life, to Shara, in the E-Mah, she offered (this ornament)."

— Inscription of Bara-Irnum [4] [5]

The original royal line of Umma consisted in the filiation of Enakalle (possibly son of Ush) and his own son Ur-Lumma. [6] [3] When Ur-Lumma died, presumably without a son but certainly with a daughter named Bara-irnum, the throne was handed over to Il, son of Eanandu (who had no regnal title) and grandson (or nephew) of Enakalle. [3] [6] King Il was then succeeded by his own son Gishakidu. [3] Bara-irnum married her cousin Gishakidu, thus re-uniting both strands of the royal family by a marital alliance. [3] [6]

The plaque is the first known mention of Shara, tutelary god of Umma. [1]

  • Name of Bar-irnun on the plaque, and standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform (𒁈𒅕𒉣 bara-ir-nun)
    Name of Bar-irnun on the plaque, and standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform (𒁈𒅕𒉣 bara-ir-nun)
  • King Enakalle, grandfather of Bara-irnum, on the plate of queen Bara-irnun.
    King Enakalle, grandfather of Bara-irnum, on the plate of queen Bara-irnun.
  • King Gishakidu, husband of Bara-irnum
    King Gishakidu, husband of Bara-irnum
  • "King Il" (𒅍𒈗, Il lugal), father-in-law of Bara-irnum
    "King Il" (𒅍 𒈗, Il lugal), father-in-law of Bara-irnum
  • King Ur-Lumma, father of Bara-irnum
    King Ur-Lumma, father of Bara-irnum

References

  1. ^ a b c d Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2003. p.  78. ISBN  978-1-58839-043-1.
  2. ^ Thomas, Ariane; Potts, Timothy (2020). Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins. Getty Publications. p. 108. ISBN  978-1-60606-649-2.
  3. ^ a b c d e Thureau-Dangin, F. (1937). "Une tablette en or provenant d'Umma". Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale. 34 (4): 177–182. ISSN  0373-6032. JSTOR  23284119.
  4. ^ Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2003. p.  78. ISBN  978-1-58839-043-1.
  5. ^ Thomas, Ariane; Potts, Timothy (2020). Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins. Getty Publications. p. 108. ISBN  978-1-60606-649-2.
  6. ^ a b c Glassner, Jean-Jacques; Foster, Benjamin Benjamin Read (2005). Mesopotamian Chronicles. BRILL. pp. 104–105. ISBN  978-90-04-13084-5.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Bara-irnun&oldid=1152223565"
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bara-irnun
𒁈𒅕𒉣
Queen of Umma
Votive plate of Queen Bara-Irnun of Umma, "wife of Gishakidu, king of Umma, daughter of Ur-Lumma, king of Umma, grand-daughter of Enakalle, king of Umma, daughter-in-law of Il, king of Umma", to God Shara, in gratitude for sparing her life. [1] [2] Louvre Museum. [3]
Reignc. 2500  BC – 2400  BC
Dynasty1st Dynasty of Umma
class=notpageimage|
Il was king of Umma, circa 2400 BCE.

Bara-irnun (𒁈𒅕𒉣 bara-ir-nun) was queen of the Sumerian city-state of Umma and wife of king Gishakidu, circa 2400 BCE. [1] She is particularly known from a gold votive plate, in which she describes her genealogy in great detail. [1] The inscription on the plate reads:

For (the god) Shara, lord of the E-mah: when Bara-irnun - wife of Gishakidu, king of Umma, daughter of Ur-Lumma, king of Umma, grand-daughter of Enakalle, king of Umma, daughter-in-law of Il, king of Umma - had made Shara resplendent and had built him a holy throne, for her life, to Shara, in the E-Mah, she offered (this ornament)."

— Inscription of Bara-Irnum [4] [5]

The original royal line of Umma consisted in the filiation of Enakalle (possibly son of Ush) and his own son Ur-Lumma. [6] [3] When Ur-Lumma died, presumably without a son but certainly with a daughter named Bara-irnum, the throne was handed over to Il, son of Eanandu (who had no regnal title) and grandson (or nephew) of Enakalle. [3] [6] King Il was then succeeded by his own son Gishakidu. [3] Bara-irnum married her cousin Gishakidu, thus re-uniting both strands of the royal family by a marital alliance. [3] [6]

The plaque is the first known mention of Shara, tutelary god of Umma. [1]

  • Name of Bar-irnun on the plaque, and standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform (𒁈𒅕𒉣 bara-ir-nun)
    Name of Bar-irnun on the plaque, and standard Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform (𒁈𒅕𒉣 bara-ir-nun)
  • King Enakalle, grandfather of Bara-irnum, on the plate of queen Bara-irnun.
    King Enakalle, grandfather of Bara-irnum, on the plate of queen Bara-irnun.
  • King Gishakidu, husband of Bara-irnum
    King Gishakidu, husband of Bara-irnum
  • "King Il" (𒅍𒈗, Il lugal), father-in-law of Bara-irnum
    "King Il" (𒅍 𒈗, Il lugal), father-in-law of Bara-irnum
  • King Ur-Lumma, father of Bara-irnum
    King Ur-Lumma, father of Bara-irnum

References

  1. ^ a b c d Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2003. p.  78. ISBN  978-1-58839-043-1.
  2. ^ Thomas, Ariane; Potts, Timothy (2020). Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins. Getty Publications. p. 108. ISBN  978-1-60606-649-2.
  3. ^ a b c d e Thureau-Dangin, F. (1937). "Une tablette en or provenant d'Umma". Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale. 34 (4): 177–182. ISSN  0373-6032. JSTOR  23284119.
  4. ^ Art of the First Cities: The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2003. p.  78. ISBN  978-1-58839-043-1.
  5. ^ Thomas, Ariane; Potts, Timothy (2020). Mesopotamia: Civilization Begins. Getty Publications. p. 108. ISBN  978-1-60606-649-2.
  6. ^ a b c Glassner, Jean-Jacques; Foster, Benjamin Benjamin Read (2005). Mesopotamian Chronicles. BRILL. pp. 104–105. ISBN  978-90-04-13084-5.
Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Bara-irnun&oldid=1152223565"

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