Umma
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Umma was an ancient city-state in Sumer, located in the southernmost part of Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in modern-day Iraq. It was one of at least 12 separate city-states that existed in Sumer by the 3rd millennium BCE. Each city-state had its own deity and temple at its center. Umma was known for its rivalry with other city-states, notably Lagash, with whom it engaged in conflict, as evidenced by the Stele of the Vultures which commemorates a victory of Lagash over Umma.12
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SumerUmma, Lagash, Bad-tibira, and Larsa. Each of these states comprised a walled city and its surrounding villages and land, and each worshipped its own deity, whose temple was the central structure of the city. Political power originally belonged to the citizens, but, as rivalry between…
Read MoreUmma, Lagash, Bad-tibira, and Larsa. Each of these states comprised a walled city and its surrounding villages and land, and each worshipped its own deity, whose temple was the central structure of the city. Political power originally belonged to the citizens, but, as rivalry between…
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history of MesopotamiaEmergent city-states…with its neighbour and rival, Umma.
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