Utu-Hengal’s victory launched the Third Dynasty of Ur, also called the Sumerian Empire or Sumerian Renaissance.
Utu-Hengal’s victory launched the Third Dynasty of Ur, also called the Sumerian Empire or Sumerian Renaissance.
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