Ur-Nammu Founder of the Sumerian Renaissance(worldhistory.org)
49 points by Bluestein | 8 comments
World History Encyclopedia article on Ur-Nammu, founder of Ur's Third Dynasty and author of the oldest extant law code, covering his rise and reign.
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Gilgamesh by Simon Armitage review – an ancient epic is brilliantly translated(theguardian.com)
176 points by benbreen | 53 comments
Guardian review of Simon Armitage's new verse translation of the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, praising it as a visceral tour de force.