CHAPTER 2

Head of Gudea, p. 32, 2.15 Seated Statue of Gudea Holding Temple Plan, p. 32, 2.16 The rule of the Akkadians ended when the Guti gained control of the Mesopotamian Plain. The Sumer drove them out in 2112 BCE under the leadership of King Urnammu of Ur,who reestablished Sumerian as the state language and began constructing buildings on a large scale. ................
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